The Trollfjord (Trollfjorden) is a 2 km long sidearm of the Raftsund between the Norwegian archipelagos of Lofoten and Vesterålen. With its narrow entrance and steep-sided mountains, Trollfjord cuts westwards from the Raftsundet strait. The name is derived from troll, a figure from Norse mythology.
Sailing the fjord
The entrance to Trollfjord is barely a hundred metres wide, and the mountains on either side rise more than a thousand metres from the water. Ships turn in the basin at the head of the fjord, close under the cliffs, where sea eagles are often seen.
History
The fjord is known in Norwegian history for the Battle of Trollfjord in 1890, when steam-powered vessels blocked the entrance to keep the small open boats from the cod inside — a confrontation later written into Johan Bojer's novel The Last of the Vikings.
