Nidaros

"Years ago Trondheim had a similar reputation to Lourdes and Jerusalem and we wanted to recognise that," says Mr Zieba, smiling up at Nidaros cathedral.

At the Lime Firth an immense Danish fleet was waiting: according to the sagas 1440 ships made up the fleet that sailed up to the Norwegian capital Nidaros.

His body was taken to a place called Nidaros, and buried on the banks of a river.

I shall not return in autumn to the ladies of Nidaros.

This he decided to fix at Nidrosia, or Nidaros, the capital of the province, over which Sigurd in those days ruled, and corresponding to the city and district of Drontheim now.