NS Monument (Norway)
The NS monument was carved by sculptor Wilhelm Rasmussen (1879–1965) and was designed with a central obelisk, surrounded by a low wall and accessed by a staircase consisting of 39 steps. The installation carried the solar cross logo of the pro-Nazi Nasjonal Samling (NS), images with scenes from the battle of Stiklestad, and the death of King Olaf, in nationalistic viking style and stanzas from Per Sivle's poem "Tord Foleson":
- "Mannen kan siga
- Men merket det må
- I Norig si jord
- Som på Stiklestad stå"
In English
- "The man can say
- But the mark it must
- In Norwegian soil
- As at Stiklestad stand"
The NS monument was demolished and buried nearby, and the Olav's monument restored immediately following World War II.
In December 2007 Stiklestad National Culture Centre proposed that the monument be displayed to help inform the public of Norway's Second World War history. While the issue was debated over several years, no decision to put the monument on public view has been made.