3 legends, 2 gem & mineral ground on the free Club 49 adventure map
What the map holds here
Kongsberg silverGem & mineral ground The mines at Kongsberg in Norway are the source of some of the finest native silver specimens ever found, curling wires and branching crystals of pure metal that sit in museum cases around the world. Discovered in 1623, the mines... Open it on the map
Norwegian thulite & larvikiteGem & mineral ground The Larvik region of southern Norway gives the world larvikite, the shimmering blue-grey “blue pearl granite” that faces buildings on every continent, and Norway also produces thulite, a rose-pink zoisite named for the mythical... Open it on the map
The Hessdalen lightsLegend Along twelve kilometres of a quiet valley in central Norway, lights appear. White, yellow or red, above and below the horizon, sometimes hanging still, sometimes crossing the sky at enormous speed, lasting seconds or more than an... Open it on the map · Read the story
The Isdal WomanLegend Hikers found a woman’s body in Isdalen, the Ice Valley above Bergen, on 29 November 1970, burned beyond recognition. Soot in her lungs showed she was alive during the fire. Around her: a liqueur bottle, water bottles, boots, an... Open it on the map · Read the story
The Trolls of NorwayLegend Norway’s trolls are woven into the actual map: Trollstigen (the troll’s ladder), Trolltunga (the troll’s tongue), Trollveggen (the troll wall, Europe’s tallest vertical rock face). In the folklore they are creatures of the... Open it on the map · Read the story
Every one of these is sourced
Each entry links to the record it came from. Access rules, permits and land status vary by country and are noted where the source states them, check locally before you go.
