Welcome to Trondheim (Norway)

Our fourth port of call ... Trondheim ... new-to-us port in Norway.

When we disembark in a new port, seldom do I look down in search of a manhole cover. After all, there’s usually nothing very interesting about these covers. Well, that’s not the case in Trondheim.

I’ll explain the symbolism inherent in the design on the covers here since I won’t be able to do so in the caption.

Trondheim is where the Kings of Norway have been crowned through the ages. This connection between church and state is thus depicted by the figure of a bishop blessing a king, the latter represented with a crown and the scales of justice. The three heads below the bishop and king represent the previous kings of Norway and their blessing of the new monarch.Читать далее