
THE SKIER
Prehistoric rock art is a popular source of inspiration of modern art and crafts. Today this picture is unquestionably a Skier, the model for the pictograms for different events in the XVII Olympic Winter Games at Lillehammer.

This
4000 year old Helgelending on skis is portrayed on coins, tapestries
and stamps. A rock carving is serving as a symbol for distinctive
norwegian character and quality in todays changing world. Just like it
did 4000 years ago?
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RØØYA ISLAND
The Skier
was found at Røøya on the island of Tro. A approximately
4.000-year-old rock carving, which documents skiing´s
thousand-year history. At the base of Holmenkollen Ski jump, the Ski Museum display the Skier. The rock carving was used under the XVII Olympic Winter Games in 1994.

SEA EAGLE
Daily these majestic birds are observed soaring high above the town or perthed on rocks on the islands near Tro.
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