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Highlands
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In Western and Northern Norway in particular, the highlands above the tree-line are generally mountainous. The Norwegian equivalent of the word mountain is fjell. However, in proper names Norwegian has lots of suffixes meaning mountain. For example, Blåhø (see below) means blå = blue + hø = high round mountain. The prefix Troll is common. A troll is a mythical creature living in the mountains. Trolls are very ugly, often big or even gigantic, often rather stupid, and else resemble humans in good and bad ways. May I add that nearly all images on this page are from Trollheimen and Trolltindene |
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Flowers of the highlands |
The cairn on Blåhø |
Innerdalen |
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The mountains must be experienced on foot. Spend some money on proper shoes and bring extra clothing for bad weather. Bring also maps and a compass. Your mobile phone can't be trusted at all, but bring it anyway. You can chose to roam the mountains with a heavy rucksack, a tent, and a sleeping bag, or you may hike along blazed trails from one lodging ("hytte" or "bu") to another. |
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