A plaque hanging on what is now Årstad Alternative School, with some of the history of Alrekstad.
Alrekstad (Norwegian: Kongsgården på Alrekstad, Old Norse: Álreksstaðir) was one of the largest Kongsgård estates on the west coast of Norway during the early Middle Ages.[1]
^Kongsgården på Alrekstad (Bergen, Hordaland) Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
Alrekstad (Norwegian: Kongsgården på Alrekstad, Old Norse: Álreksstaðir) was one of the largest Kongsgård estates on the west coast of Norway during the...
city according to the sagas. He moved the royal seat in the city from Alrekstad to Holmen on the eastern shore of Vågen, in the city core, thereby rationalising...
1067 The capital was moved to Bergen. Seat of power was originally at Alrekstad Kongsgård estate. Moved to Holmen in 1110 c. Biorgvin Bjørgvin Bergen...
over the whole country, ruling from his Kongsgård seats at Avaldsnes and Alrekstad. His realm was, however, threatened by dangers from without, as large...
Viking Age and early Middle Ages. This includes significant estates like Alrekstad, Avaldsnes Kongsgård estate and the Oslo Kongsgård estate. The Coat of...
water-craft traffic. The ice, islets, and strong current caused the kings of Alrekstad (today known as Årstad) to avoid using Puddefjorden. The ice also stopped...
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