Hardangervidda

Hardangervidda is a vast mountain plateau between the fjords of western Norway and the valleys of the east. Its open highlands, lakes and winter snows form a demanding landscape, but wild reindeer have long drawn hunters into it. Remains of medieval hunting stations and heaps of reindeer bones beside northern lakes reveal organised trapping and butchery on the plateau. Routes across the heights also connected communities living on opposite sides of the mountains.