Views From Trondheim, Norway / A manhole cover. The design is based on the city shield.
Egil R. Orndal
05/05/2006
egil@orndal.co.uk
egil@orndal.co.uk

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A manhole cover. The design is based on the city shield.

The king, representing the civil authority is on the right, and the arch bishop representing the church is on the left.

Trondheim is the first capital of Norway, and was in the middle ages an important religious centre. Pilgrims would come to the city from all over Scandinavia and other areas under Viking rule.