![\"Bj\u00f8rnegraver](\"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9007.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\n\n\nBear graves at Bonkholmen<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWest of the southern end of \u00c5r\u00f8ya is a small islet called Bonkholmen. Here, archaeologists have found the bones of brown bears that were buried there 1,500 years ago. These bear graves are one of the oldest discoveries of bear graves in Northern Norway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n![\"Historien](\"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bonki_screenshot.png\")
<\/a>\n\n\n\nThe story of Bonki<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBonkholmen is named after Sam Bonki, who, according to legend, lived on the island in the 1800s and was the last pagan in Lyngen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n![\"Friluftsliv](\"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Friluft911.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\n\n\nOutdoor life and recreation on \u00c5r\u00f8ya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00c5r\u00f8ya is ideal for nature experiences and exploration. It is home to a rich plant and bird life and plenty of cultural heritage sites. Most of the island is protected during the summer season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n![\"Bosetning](\"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/900.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\n\n\nSettlement on \u00c5r\u00f8ya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00c5r\u00f8ya lies in the Lyngenfjord. The island has probably been inhabited or visited since the Iron Age. On the island there are several foundation walls and remains of earlier settlements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n![\"Krigsminner](\"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9005.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\n\n\nWar memories after the Second World War<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn Lyngen, the Germans realised that, geographically speaking, the area is the first natural defence barrier where it is possible to defend against a military attack from the east. The area has long fjords and high mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/a>\n\n\n\nThe story of Bonki<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBonkholmen is named after Sam Bonki, who, according to legend, lived on the island in the 1800s and was the last pagan in Lyngen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n<\/a>\n\n\n\nOutdoor life and recreation on \u00c5r\u00f8ya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00c5r\u00f8ya is ideal for nature experiences and exploration. It is home to a rich plant and bird life and plenty of cultural heritage sites. Most of the island is protected during the summer season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n<\/a>\n\n\n\nSettlement on \u00c5r\u00f8ya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00c5r\u00f8ya lies in the Lyngenfjord. The island has probably been inhabited or visited since the Iron Age. On the island there are several foundation walls and remains of earlier settlements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n<\/a>\n\n\n\nWar memories after the Second World War<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn Lyngen, the Germans realised that, geographically speaking, the area is the first natural defence barrier where it is possible to defend against a military attack from the east. The area has long fjords and high mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00c5r\u00f8ya is the only island in the Lyngenfjord. The island has probably been inhabited or visited since the Iron Age. On the island there are many foundations and remains of earlier settlements.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historie-og-religion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1234"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1243,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234\/revisions\/1243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a>\n\n\n\nOutdoor life and recreation on \u00c5r\u00f8ya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00c5r\u00f8ya is ideal for nature experiences and exploration. It is home to a rich plant and bird life and plenty of cultural heritage sites. Most of the island is protected during the summer season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n<\/a>\n\n\n\nSettlement on \u00c5r\u00f8ya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00c5r\u00f8ya lies in the Lyngenfjord. The island has probably been inhabited or visited since the Iron Age. On the island there are several foundation walls and remains of earlier settlements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n<\/a>\n\n\n\nWar memories after the Second World War<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn Lyngen, the Germans realised that, geographically speaking, the area is the first natural defence barrier where it is possible to defend against a military attack from the east. The area has long fjords and high mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/a>\n\n\n\nSettlement on \u00c5r\u00f8ya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00c5r\u00f8ya lies in the Lyngenfjord. The island has probably been inhabited or visited since the Iron Age. On the island there are several foundation walls and remains of earlier settlements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n<\/a>\n\n\n\nWar memories after the Second World War<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn Lyngen, the Germans realised that, geographically speaking, the area is the first natural defence barrier where it is possible to defend against a military attack from the east. The area has long fjords and high mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/a>\n\n\n\nWar memories after the Second World War<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn Lyngen, the Germans realised that, geographically speaking, the area is the first natural defence barrier where it is possible to defend against a military attack from the east. The area has long fjords and high mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00c5r\u00f8ya is the only island in the Lyngenfjord. The island has probably been inhabited or visited since the Iron Age. On the island there are many foundations and remains of earlier settlements.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historie-og-religion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1234"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1243,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234\/revisions\/1243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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