NS monument (Norway)

It was erected at Stiklestad in Nord-Trøndelag county in July 1944 and inaugurated by collaborationist Minister-President Vidkun Quisling.

[citation needed] 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": In English The NS monument was demolished and buried nearby, and the Olav's monument restored immediately following World War II.

[1] 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.

[3] While the issue was debated over several years, no decision to put the monument on public view has been made.