If you cross the Nidelva River with your senses open and take your time to look around you, then you will soon understand the unusual power of the town. To the north is Trondheim, surrounded by water on several sides. The Nidelva River meanders around the old town centre like a silver ribbon, before merging calmly with the fjord. The people of Trondheim are literally walking over their own history.
Archaeologists continually find historical remains on digs.
History has shaped and formed the town, making it unique. 1000 years ago, a few farmers made their homes in the fertile landscape along the banks of the Nidelva River. Local chiefs and earls ruled the land, aided by the Norse gods, Odin and Thor. Around the mouth of the river, there were perhaps only a few small huts. On his many trips abroad, he had plundered towns such as London and Dublin, both built on the mouth of a river.