Next to some private houses, close to the Norwegian border, but on the Swedish side, we visited the rock carvings at Torp today.These rock carvings were originally made between 2500 years ago to 3800 years ago.
So look at this horse with a rider and a person next to another animal (cow? horse?) carved into that rock so long ago.
With a little modern red paint, now quite washed out, you can even enjoy them on a rainy day........
Going a little further into Sweden than we did today, you get to Tanum where the rock carvings are on the World Heritage list . If you ever find yourself in this part of the world, visit the Vitlycke Museum
For me, rock carvings have been fascinating since I first saw them as a young child!
A friend who is an artist, also found them beautiful. Trying to copy them to paper, he told me these were made by real good artists, as the lines of the carvings have to be very exact for the effect.
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