The first two new scenes feature a horse chase across a winter landscape. Alfheim is patterned on Scandinavia, and I am looking for places to have such a chase. Which is why you get this exciting entry on Hardangervidda.
Ready? Here we go.
What I needed was a flat feature of lands embedded in mountains. A cave in the ice is a feature I intend to add in myself. What looks promising?
Hardangerjokulen. If the glacier is good enough for George Lucas in The Empire Strikes Back, it’s good enough for me. This travelogue shows some beautiful pictures of the area.
The glacier itself is situated in Hardangervidda, a peneplain. Peneplains are one of geography’s little controversies. The theory is that erosion causes these sorts of plains to build up near sea level. The lack of formations of peneplains in this time, though, casts some doubt upon that theory. Most peneplains are old, and they have been uplifted through orogenic (mountain forming) activity.
In 1981, Norway created this area into a national park. Apparently, there are loads of activities to do all year around. In winter, snow activities are king. In summer, the hikers and fish enthusiasts come out.
If you’re interested in getting there, Hardangervidda is between Bergen and Oslo, sort of on the way. I think, geographically, this will do quite nicely.
And it should also do quite nicely for tomorrow’s writing session(s).
Catherine
