TrondHeim

Trondheim

Trondheim, or Nidaros as it used to be called, was the first capital of Norway. The Sagas tell us how King Olav Tryggvason of Viking fame founded the city by the mouth of the River Nidelva in 997.

In the year 1000 AD Leif Eiriksson of Greenland set sail from this Trondheim town to cross the Atlantic where he discovered America (Vinland).

The Nidaros Cathedral, started being built in 1035. Kings have been coronated here from 1163 to 1906.