A burial mound from the air (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

A burial mound from the air

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Archaeologists used a drone to get an above-ground view of what the big burial mound in Leka looked like. The mound, called Herlaugshaugen, is mentioned in Snorre's royal sagas as the final resting place of King Herlaug.

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Photo: Hanne Bryn, NTNU University Museum

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