Editing Åfjord Municipality (section)

==History==
[[File:Harbakkhula.jpg|thumb|right|Harbakkhula (cave), with evidence of Stone Age settlement.]]
There are archeological findings on many sites across the municipality. At Dragseid. archaeologists have located [[Tumulus|grave mound]]s. It is said that the wooden boats were dragged over the thin Dragseid [[peninsula]] to shorten the journey and to avoid risking them in bad weather. Up to the [[Middle Ages]] the [[Fosen peninsula]] was included as a part of the district of [[Nordmøre]], immediately to the south.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stylegars |first=Frans-Arne H. |date=2006-05-14 |title=Fosens historie frem til 1730 |url=http://arkeologi.blogspot.com/2006/05/fosens-historie-frem-til-1730.html |access-date=2017-10-07 |publisher=Arkeologi i Nord |language=no}}</ref>

Prior to 1950, there were no roads leading into and out of the municipality. In 1950, the road to the neighboring [[Bjugn Municipality]] to the south was finally finished. In 1955, the road to [[Stoksund Municipality]] in the northern part of the municipality was finished.

An old type of wooden boat, the Åfjord boat, comes from this area. The boat is a direct descendant form the old Norse [[Viking]] boats. It is still being produced, although in very small numbers. The boat is rounded at both ends. It is known to be a good coastal sailer. Different sizes exist. From the small "[[faering]]" to the largest of them all, the "[[fembøring]]".