Misplaced Pages

#96903

20-509: Bøverdalen , a valley in the western part of Lom, stretches from Fossbergom to the Sogn area in Western Norway . Fossbergom is situated where the river Bøvra falls over Prestfossen waterfall into the river Otta . Fossbergom is located on a main transportation junction with roads leading to Stryn (Rv.15 Strynefjellsvegen road), Sogn (Rv. 55 Sognefjellsvegen road), and Eastern Norway . During

40-471: A connecting restaurant. The new annex building was also built to satisfy foreign visitors. The Fossheim Stone Center geological museum ( Norwegian : Fossheim Steinsenter ) has one of the larger collections of minerals and precious stones in the country. The thirteenth-century Lom Stave Church ( Norwegian : Lom Stavkyrkje ), which is one of the biggest stave churches in Norway, is located here. The church

60-664: A series of battles. This established Halfdan's claim not only to Raumarike, but also to half of Hedmark , the core of Sigtryg and Eystein's kingdom. These details are only mentioned in Heimskringla . Fagrskinna and Heimskringla both agree that Halfdan's first wife was Ragnhild, daughter of King Harald Gulskeg (Goldbeard) of Sogn . Halfdan and Ragnhild had a son named "Harald" after his grandfather, and they sent him to be raised at his grandfather's court. Harald Gulskeg, being elderly, named his grandson as his successor, shortly before his death. Ragnhild died shortly after her father, and

80-453: A son who was also named Harald . (Among the more unlikely claims in Fagrskinna and Heimskringla are that this woman was Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter , daughter of Sigurd Hjort , king of Ringerike . This would make Ragnhild the granddaughter or even great-granddaughter of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye – an impossibility, given that most sources suggest that Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye was active only in

100-411: Is a two-story log building with an attic, kitchen, two living rooms, and seven bedrooms. The site was run both as a farm and as a hotel until World War I , after which cars became the more common means of transportation. In the 1950s and 1960s, several renovations were carried out in order to satisfy demands made by new groups of tourists. Today, the main building has 26 double rooms and 3 single rooms and

120-510: Is buried in Ringerike . No contemporary sources mention Halfdan, and the details of his life that are provided by later kings' sagas are considered semi-legendary by modern historians. Although he has his own saga in Heimskringla , it lacks any skaldic verse, which is normally used by Snorri as supporting evidence and this, combined with its rather legendary character, leads historians to be wary of seeing much veracity in it. The "Black" nickname

140-638: The Viking Age , Sogn was a petty kingdom called Sygnafylki . Some notable Kings of Sogn were Harald Gullskjegg ("Goldbeard", father of Ragnhild, first wife of Halfdan the Black), Halfdan the Black , and Harald Fairhair . In 1662, Sogn fogderi was created as part of the Nordre Bergenhus amt (county). Sogn was further divided into Indre Sogn (Inner Sogn) and Ytre Sogn (Outer Sogn). In 1919, Nordre Bergenhus amt

160-409: The late 9th century, which would mean that he was born a generation or two after Halfdan the Black.) Heimskringla , Fagrskinna , Ágrip and Historia Norwegiæ all relate that Halfdan drowned when he fell through the ice at the inlet Røykenvik in the lake Randsfjorden on his return home from Hadeland . His horse and sleigh broke through ice weakened by cattle dung near a watering hole dug in

180-563: The county's population. The largest urban area in Sogn is the village of Sogndalsfjøra (in Sogndal municipality), with 3,455 residents. The second largest urban area is the village Øvre Årdal (in Årdal municipality), with 3,397 people (this village used to be the largest, but recently it was passed by Sogndalsfjøra). The district of Sogn comprises the southern part of the former county Sogn og Fjordane . The districts of Sunnfjord and Nordfjord are

200-580: The forest. After raising an army, he returned to defeat the brothers, killing Hysing and Helsing. Hake fled the country, and Halfdan became king of all of Vingulmark. According to Heimskringla , Halfdan's second wife, also named Ragnhild, had been kidnapped from her home by Hake, a " berserker " who encountered her father in Hadeland and killed him. Halfdan had her kidnapped from Hake, so that he could marry her. Fagrskinna does not mention any of these details. However, both sagas agree that Ragnhild and Halfdan had

220-500: The frozen lake. He was buried in a mound at Stein in Ringerike ( Halvdanshaugen på Stein ). Heimskringla' s narrative adds that each of the districts of his kingdom wanted to claim his grave, and that it was agreed to divide his body into four pieces so each district could bury a piece of it, resulting in four different sites called Halvdanshaugen (from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound). According to this version, only his head

SECTION 10

#1732855017097

240-414: The kingdom of Vestfold with his brother Olaf and, through military action, persuaded King Gandalf of Vingulmark to cede half his kingdom. Based on the formulaic nature of his ties to his predecessors, his strong affiliation with Agder, and the failure of an early saga dedicated to him to name any family connections, some scholars have suggested that the linkage to the earlier Yngling dynasty of Vestfold

260-423: The other two districts in the county. The name Sogn derived from the name of Sognefjord . The name of the fjord is from the root of súga "to suck", referring to the strong tidal streams at the mouth of the fjord. An old name for the district is Sygnafylki . The first element in this name is the genitive of sygnir which means "people from Sogn" and the last element is fylki "county". Since early in

280-438: The summer months, this is an important road junction connecting Eastern and Western Norway. The Sognefjellsvegen road is closed from October/November until about the end of April/beginning of May. Fossbergom is also accessible by taking the train from Trondheim or Oslo to Otta , and then traveling the remaining 60 kilometres (37 mi) by bus. The Fossheim Hotel ( Norwegian : Fossheim Turisthotell ) first opened in 1897. It

300-437: The young king Harald fell sick and died the next spring. When Halfdan heard about his son's death, he travelled to Sogn and laid claim to the title of king. No resistance was offered, and Halfdan added Sogn to his realm. The narrative in Heimskringla then adds another conquest for King Halfdan. In Vingulmark, the sons of Gandalf of Vingulmark, Hysing , Helsing , and Hake, attempted to ambush Halfdan at night, but he escaped into

320-472: Was a later invention, created to associate a conquering Halfdan and his son Harald Fairhair with the family glorified in the Ynglingatal , whom he had displaced. Halfdan next is said to have subdued an area called Raumarike . To secure his claim to Raumarike, Halfdan first defeated and killed the previous ruler, Sigtryg Eysteinsson , in battle. He then defeated Sigtryg's brother and successor Eystein , in

340-657: Was built in the 12th century and restored in the 17th century. Sogn Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway ( Vestlandet ). It is located in the county of Vestland , surrounding the Sognefjord , the largest/longest fjord in Norway . The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland , Balestrand , Hyllestad , Høyanger , Gulen , Leikanger , Luster , Lærdal , Sogndal , Solund , Vik , and Årdal . The district covers 10,675 square kilometres (4,122 sq mi) and contains about 35% of

360-523: Was given to him because of his black hair. Halfdan is mentioned in Snorri Sturluson 's Heimskringla ( c.  1230 ), Fagrskinna ( c.  1220 ), Ágrip ( c.  1190 ) and Historia Norwegiæ (late 12th century). The most elaborate story is found in the latest saga, Heimskringla . According to the Latin Historia Norwegiæ , Halvdan was a king "in montanis" (in

380-567: Was renamed Sogn og Fjordane fylke . 61°11′N 06°48′E  /  61.183°N 6.800°E  / 61.183; 6.800 Halfdan the Black Halfdan the Black ( Old Norse : Halfdanr Svarti ; fl.   c.  9th century ) was a king of Vestfold . He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair , the first king of a unified Norway. According to Heimskringla and Fagrskinna , Halfdan

400-601: Was the son of the Yngling King Gudrød the Hunter . Heimskringla also names his mother, as Åsa , daughter of King Harald of Agder , and his half-brother as Olaf Geirstad-Alf . Heimskringla relates that when Halfdan's father was killed, Åsa took the 1 year-old Halfdan and returned to Agder , where Halfdan was raised. When he was 18 or 19 years old, Halfdan became king of Agder. He quickly began adding to his kingdom, through political negotiation and military conquest. He divided

#96903