Lighthouse of the Week, May 3-9, 2015: Obrestad, Hå, Norway

This Norwegian lighthouse caught my eye because of its eye-catching paint job.

Here's some more about it.  It's in a pretty important location, geographically and historically.

Lighthouses of Norway:  Obrestad, Norway

Here's the historical part from the above:

• Local landowner Eirik Bjodaskalle, (circa 950 A.D.), is said to have had his large farm at Obrestad. Eirik Bjodaskalle was the father of Queen Astrid, the mother of the famous Viking King Olaf Tryggvason. Snorri Sturluson chronicles this in the Saga of King Olaf Tryggvason which is part of Heimskringla. Obrestad was the place where Astrid and Olaf had to seek refuge before heading east.
• In 950 Erik the Red, founder of the first Norse settlement in Greenland was born nearby. Erik the Red was also the father of the famous Viking explorer Leiv Erikson, who was the first European to set foot on the American mainland in 1003.
• In 968 Olaf Trygvason, king of Norway from 995 to 1000 was born in Obrestad just outside the village of Nærbø. Olaf Trygvason played a big part in bringing Christianity to Norway and is believed to have built the first church in Norway in 995. He also founded the city of Trondheim in 997.

The art piece was painted by Lucy McLauchlan. 

And the pictures:

Without art

With art

From a distance