Torghatten

Torghatten

100 x 150 cm, © 2021, € 3 000,00
Two-dimensional | Painting | Oils | On paper

Torghatten is a mountain on the island of Torget in the province of Nordland in Norway. This is the fourth time we visit the island, but this time we decide to climb up the mountain to see if what is being claimed about this spot, is true....The mountain is known for the huge hole that it contains: a natural tunnel of 160 m long, 20 m wide and 35 m high, which runs right through the middle! According to a legend, the hole was created by a troll chasing a beautiful girl. When it turned out he couldn't obtain her, he shot an arrow at her  to kill her. But the troll king of the nearby town of Sømna threw his hat (Norwegian:hatten) into the trajectory of the arrow to save her and the hat turned into the mountain with the hole in the middle. However, there are some who claim that the hole was created by erosion in the Ice Age...