Dutch maritime maps from the last part of the 16th and the 17th century also locate Notow at Avaldsnes.
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An early mention of the Hanseatics at Avaldsnes is in a letter by Norwegian king Haakon VI from around 1370.
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More odd items found is a musical instrument known as a "Pilgrim's horn", made in the German town of Aachen in the 15th century where such horns are known to have been used at coronation ceremonies or religious holidays, and a mortar made of Rhine basalt.