Tønsberg - Slottfjellet & Hvalmuseet





Slottfjellet
          (Castle Mountain)

A small hill in Tønsberg (Vestfold) -  ruins of a church and fortress from the Middle Ages.   Site of a Medival festival each year.
The current tower was built in 1888.

Tunnels, bunkers & caves run under the hill and adjacent to the Slottfjell museum is also a whaling museum - Hvalmuseet.

The signatures & monuments of the last 3 Kings of Norway are within the tower walls.






scrolled history of Norway & kings 


interactive game pieces - anyone want to play?

interactive experience room for children to explore


stairway to slottfjellet from the museum



slottfjellet






model of old fortress

Slottfjell tower

cannons overlooking coast

 



still stuggle with the selfie thing especially with the wind blowing


City of Tønsberg

Hall inside the tower honoring Norway's kings



Tønsberg kirke



 History of Norway's Kings



another interactive station for children.  Here they can build the tower at Slottfjell with Legos
Hvalmuseet  -Whaling museum at Slottfjellet - some pretty impressive whale bones


















 description of the various species of different whale bones shown above






in a basement room of the Hvalmuseet there is an odd museum of artic animals and various antique items from various times in history. 
It was interesting to view


sleigh

piano

sled

























































replicas of viking ships in Tønsberg harbor 


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