Old log houses by the slaughter mounds at Røros
✨ Old log houses by the battlements in Røros ✨
Amid the barren landscape surrounding the historic slag heaps, the ancient log houses stand as silent witnesses to Røros' proud mining history. The darkened logs bear the marks of centuries of weather, toil and human life – every scar in the wood a story, every wind-warped beam a reminder of time gone by.
The turf roof lies green and vibrant like a soft carpet, contrasting with the grey gravel and rough surroundings. It is as if nature itself has laid a hand on the buildings and taken them back, slowly but surely, without erasing the soul that still lives in the walls.
Next to it stands an old cart, silent and abandoned, as if waiting for the next workday that never comes. On the horizon, the battle mounds – dark, monumental and powerful – a symbol of toil, strength and identity – are visible.
The image captures a meeting between history and nature, between silence and lived life. A place where the past is not just something you read about, but something you feel – in the air, in the ground, and in the traces of time in every log.

