File:VARDØ VARDØHUS Festning Fortress 1737 NORWAY Barakken (Slaveriet 1745) KONGESTOKKEN 1599 trebjelke Kongelige navn risset inn Museum Barrack KING'S LOG Christian IV Incised signatures of royals wooden beam 2023-07 IMG 9166.jpg

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English: Photo taken at the Vardøhus Fortress in the town of Vardø in Finnmark, Norway:
  • The 'King's Log' displayed in the Barracks (the Slavery), one of the buildings within the fortress walls. Originally, it was an oak roof beam inscribed with the name of the Danish-Norwegian King Christian IV during his visit to Vardø in 1599. Since then, several Danish and Norwegian royals have signed the staff with their signatures, which were later carved in.
Christian IV sailed northward with eight ships in 1599. The purpose of the expedition was to cleanse His Majesty's "waters" of pirates, privateers, and others sailing north of Vardø without paying tolls to Denmark-Norway. The most tangible memory of the king's visit is the so-called 'King's Log,' which was a roof beam "in a small farmer's house right below the Castle." Throughout history, many kings have written their signatures on the King's Staff. The King's Staff is kept in the Slavery. The Slavery was built in 1745 as a prison for lifelong convicted criminals.
  • Vardøhus Fortress (Norwegian: Vardøhus festning) is located in the town of Vardø in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway, on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the Russian border. The northernmost fortress in the world was originally built around 1307 as a defense against raids from people further east and to secure Norwegian dominion of Finnmark and the northern territories. The current Vardøhus Fortress was constructed between 1734 and 1738 and remains largely intact in its original form to this day. Covering an area of 25 acres, the defense facility is designed as an octagonal star with low stone-clad earth ramparts. Inside the fortification walls, there are nine distinctive buildings.

Norsk bokmål: Foto tatt på Vardøhus festning i utkanten av Vardø i Finnmark:
  • «Kongestokken» utstilt i Barakken (Slaveriet), en av bygningene innenfor festningsmurene. Dette var opprinnelig en takbjelke av eik som fikk innskåret den dansk-norske kong Christian IVs navn ved hans besøk i Vardø i 1599. Siden har flere danske og norske kongeligheter signert stokken med sitt navnetrekk som deretter har blitt skåret inn.
Vardøhus festning (kulturminneløype): Christian IV seilte nordover med åtte skip i 1599. Hensikten med toktet var å rense Hans Majestets «strømme» for sjørøvere, fribyttere og andre som seilte nordom Vardø uten å ha betalt toll til Danmark-Norge. Det mest håndgripelige minnet om kongens besøk består i den såkalte kongestokken, som var en takbjelke «udi et lidet Bondehus strax neden Slottet». Gjennom historien har mange konger skrevet sin signatur på Kongestokken. Kongestokken er oppbevart i Slaveriet. Slaveriet ble bygget i 1745, som fengsel for livstidsdømte straffanger.
This is a photo of a monument in Norway, number:
109883
in the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage database.
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