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Moelv Petroglyphs Part 2
Continuing with the interpretations of the figures on side 1 of the Moelv Rock I’m moving on to the bottom left figure from the picture in the previous post. I rendered the shape of the petroglyph both as a young moose and as a goat. In the moose version the long ears and stocky body…
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Moelv Petroglyphs Part 1
I am drawing a series of possible interpretations of what the figures in the rock carvings at Moelv may represent. I’m starting with the two figures at the top left, which I call figure 1 and figure 2 from side 1 of the Moelv rock. Figure 1, the one most to the left, looks a…
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Horned Figures in Bronze Age Rock Art in Norway
There are several horned humanoid figures in the Bronze Age rock carvings found in Østfold, Norway and Bohuslän, Sweden. These figures are often interpreted as humans with horned helmets. Another distinguishing feature of the humanoid figures from this area and time period are elongated legs with accentuated calf muscles, and sometimes they also have elongated,…
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Petroglyphs at Stein and Steinsholmen in Moelv
Steinsholmen is only accessible by foot when the water level of Mjøsa is low, such as in the spring. Below in a comparison of satellite images taken in May and July to show the difference in water levels.
