"The city where I studied" Trondheim by jonkb


Trondheim Travel Guide: 480 reviews and 990 photos

I studied in Trondheim from 1994 to 1999 at the <a href="www.ntnu.no">Norwegian University for Science and Technology</A>, so I've got to know the city quite well.

It is one of the major cities in Norway, and always arguing with Bergen over which city is the best. I guess it all boils down to what you like: Rain or just periods of it.

Some History

The city was founded in 997 by Olav Trygvason. You can see his statue in the town square.

At his feet is a head. That is the head of Kvark the trell (the slave) who helped Olav find his rival Ladejarl. Olav had promissed a reward to whomever helped him find the rival, but Kvark also was the slave of that rival so instead of a reward, he was beheaded. The moral being that the master should be able to trust his slave.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Lot of history
  • Cons:You have to know where to look
  • In a nutshell:City with a lot of history, but still modern
  • Intro Updated Apr 12, 2007
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    balhannah Nov 30, 2009 at 10:55 PM Report Abuse

    The Church interior looks beautiful, and the bike idea is excellent, nice to know about it!

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    jonkb Sep 1, 2004 at 1:21 AM Report Abuse

    Knerten: I'M NORWEGIAN, Oh but Sjalen is Swedish. Thanks for the comment.

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    knerten Sep 1, 2004 at 12:34 AM Report Abuse

    Cool to have a Swede among the top 5 ranked for Trondheim. Nice tips!

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    travelife Apr 1, 2004 at 10:37 AM Report Abuse

    Gode tips og billede du har i din Trondheim side!

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    Sjalen Aug 5, 2003 at 2:08 AM Report Abuse

    Great page, but Egon's! NOK 85 for a baked potato with rømme and filthy tables...hm...

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    floss1 May 14, 2002 at 2:25 AM Report Abuse

    excellent!!!!! very good

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    Sharrie Apr 9, 2001 at 4:49 AM Report Abuse

    Now I know why you included so many links! U of technology, e

  • Guttvik79 Mar 8, 2001 at 6:42 AM Report Abuse

    Nice page and NICE City!!! :)

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    Knoto Dec 11, 2000 at 5:38 AM Report Abuse

    Lovely Page! I must g again!

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