OSLO, NORWAY, 29 FEBRUARY, 2023: The Statue “Glory, Glory With Crutches”, At The Akershus Fortress. Editorial Photo

Impressive sculpture “Glory, Glory with Crutches” reflecting on the horrors of the war. The statue of the british sculptor Laura Ford, represent a soldier with one leg, crutches and luggage on the way home from the war. Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Since the Middle Ages the fortress has been the namesake and centre of the main fief and later main county of Akershus, which was originally one of Norway's four main regions and which included most of Eastern Norway. The fortress itself was located within the Akershus main county until 1919, and also within the smaller Akershus sub county until 1842.