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I spent the whole past week in between the tall mountains by the Nærøyfjord in Gudvangen, the valley of the Gods. 🌿 
As always in Gudvangen, there was a lot of weather. We arrived in rain and were thoroughly soaked during the first couple of days, followed by promises of thunder (which flew by, almost to my dismay as I was starting to look forward to hear it rumble and echo between the majestic cliffs). But the sunshine broke through, and most of our time was spent in sunshine, and there was less need for woolen clothes and more need for sleeping with tents open in the heat of the summer nights. View from the tent-opening! 
Our little group of eight got a spot on the top of the hill and were very happy with it, and were a bit secluded from the main hustle and bustle of the market area. We put up the new middle part in between two of our Gokstad-tents, and it was great to have a place to seek shelter or shade. 
With room for several fires, we could also have many people join us in the evenings, for singing, sharing drinks, food, and good company. ^^ During the week another Icelander arrived, then two and three, and we could sing Icelandic folk songs together, such as Ríðum, ríðum" and "Krummavísur". 
Happy Viking-market feels, beautiful people and pretty things! 
The amazing bone-work of Dariusz. 
Wax-tablets (historical iPads).. Did you know that archeological findings of such tablets have impressions in the wood where the stylus has gone through the wax, showing that the runic alphabet was being used? 
Vibeke and Kjell (didn't notice his face until later when I zoomed in on the photo, hehe) 
Hnefatafl.. 
The beautiful combs in protective cases sold by Nordlys Viking crafts. I have seen similar finds of decorated composite single combs from Birka, Gotland, Hedeby, and Jorvik, made of bone and antler. 
Anja with her new gorgeous hand-woven diamond twill fabric, made of hand-spun woolen thread! 
Sowing a new lined woolen cloak... 
Silje trying to tidy up an old tablet weaving mess! 
Glíma master Lars Magnar Enoksen was present as usual, and Gudvangen hosted its 12th glíma wrestling championship. 
My cousin Anna Herdís joined us in the weekend to try Viking reenactment for the first time :) And she rocked my red dress! 
Back in our camp, Silje & me, and my historically inaccurate potato. 
Vikings waiting in line for the gilde (feast) on Saturday night! 
Pit cooked lamb, chicken, and root vegetables.. 
It was definitely a week of vacation well spent! I arrived back home in Bjørgvin late Sunday night, and tomorrow I am off for my next adventure; heading to Iceland for two weeks. 
Thank you for now Gudvangen! See you again next summer ♥ # Comments
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