Munkholmen: Island With Intriguing Yet Dark And Scary History
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A place must not be of great size to have a long and rich history. Munkholmen is certainly proof of that.
Munkholmen Isle, Trondheim, Norway. Image credit: Diego Delso - CC BY-SA 4.0 and Olav Tryggvason becomes king of Norway. Painting 1860 - credit: Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831–1892)
Located in the Trondheim fjord, Norway, Munkholmen is today a beautiful small island and a popular tourist destination. However, this was by no means the case in the past.
Most wanted to avoid visiting Munkholmen at all costs. The small island has an intriguing yet dark and scary history.
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