This article was produced and financed by University of Bergen

A powerful statement from the Middle Ages

750 years ago King Haakon IV wanted to make a statement about the power of Norway. So he built Haakon's Hall.

Sverre Ole Drønen

Arnt Brandseth

Frode Ims

Article from University of Bergen

Published friday 06. april 2012 - 06:00

University of Bergen

The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Six faculties cover most of the traditional university disciplines. Within the faculties are included 60 different specialised departments, centres and institutes.

In this video doctor Zoë Opačić of Birkbeck University of London and former director of the British Museum, Sir David Wilson, give their view on the royal hall and what it meant for the construction of a Norwegian national identity.

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