It is beautiful, haunting, and a powerful testament to the victims murdered on this spot.Įach of the men and women who lost their lives in the witch trials have their testimonies on the wall, translated by Dr Liv Helene Willumsen. Ninety-one lights burn in small windows set at intervals, giving a view of sea or sky, and in winter, when the sun doesn’t rise, the memorial looks like a ship afloat in darkness. And along the walls are ninety-one names, and ninety-one testimonies, describing the charges set against the victims of the hunts. The floorboards are set apart so in summer grass and heather can grow between, filling the space with scent. Designed by architect Peter Zumthor, this tunnel-like structure is made of canvas that sways and cracks in the wind. Now this piece of land is the site of a memorial to the men and women murdered at Vardøhus. The women were burned on this spot, and would have been able to see the prison they'd been kept in. The view from the Steilneset Memorial to Vardøhus.
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