Sylling

The good soil is due to gravel after the Last glacial period including Sylling-moraine.

[3] Pilgrims' Way (Pilegrimsleden) must have passed Sylling and stopped at the local Olav's spring (Olavskilden).

During the Civil war era in Norway, King Sverre and the Birchleg forces overcame the Bagler forces of Magnus V at the Battle of Hørte Bridge (Slaget ved Hørte bro) during the Summer of 1178.

Subsequently, during autumn, the Birchlegs went north to Trøndelag and won control of Nidaros.

At that time some old gravestones with inscriptions and some other items were found which were of interest to the National Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren).