| Solsem cave | |
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| Native name Solsemhula (Norwegian) | |
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| Type | cave painting |
The Solsem cave is a cave lying to the southwest of the island of Leka in Leka Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The cave is well known for its cave paintings, which were discovered in 1912. For a long time, they were the only known cave paintings in Norway.[1]
To date, over twenty figures have been found painted on the cave walls. The main group consists of 13 human figures to the left of a large cross. The leading interpretation is that the images either depict a type of ritual dance performed by those who used the cave, or that the figures represent the people or powers that inhabited the rock.
- ^ Terje Norsted (2011). Maleriene i Solsemhula, Leka kommune. Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research. (NIKU Rapport; 44) [The cave paintings of Solsem cave, Leka]