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Traditional district in Norway
Hardanger is a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The region is dominated by the Hardangerfjord and its inner branches of the Sørfjorden
Hardanger
Traditional Norwegian stringed instrument
A hardanger fiddle (Norwegian: hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this
Hardanger_fiddle
Annua music festival in Norway
Hardanger Musikkfest or The Hardanger Music Festival is an annual music festival. In November 2021, media wrote that it is scheduled for later that month
Hardanger_Musikkfest
Fjord in Vestland, Norway
Retrieved 2026-01-15. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-11-26). "Sørfjorden (Hardanger)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon
Sørfjorden_(Hardanger)
Topics referred to by the same term
Hardanger may be: Hardanger, a region in Vestland, Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Ullensvang, Eidfjord, Ulvik and Voss Hardangerfjord, a
Hardanger_(disambiguation)
Type of whitework embroidery from Norway
Hardanger embroidery or "Hardangersøm" is a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on white even-weave linen or cloth, using counted
Hardanger_embroidery
Suspension bridge in Vestland, Norway
The Hardanger Bridge (Norwegian: Hardangerbrua) is a suspension bridge across the Eidfjorden branch off of the main Hardangerfjorden in Vestland county
Hardanger_Bridge
Norwegian newspaper
Hardanger Arbeiderblad was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Odda in Vestland county. Hardanger Arbeiderblad was started in 1919 as Hardanger Social-Demokrat
Hardanger_Arbeiderblad
Norwegian railway line
The Hardanger Line (Norwegian: Hardangerbana or Hardangerbanen) was a 27.45-kilometre (17.06 mi) railway between Vossevangen and Granvin in Hordaland
Hardanger_Line
First-instance law court in Norway
Hardanger and Voss District Court (Norwegian: Hardanger og Voss tingrett) is a district court located in Vestland county, Norway. This court is based
Hardanger and Voss District Court
Hardanger_and_Voss_District_Court
Norwegian privately held public transportation provider
Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (HSD), founded in 1880, was one of Norway's largest privately held public transportation providers. Its bus
Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap
Hardanger_Sunnhordlandske_Dampskipsselskap
Fjord in Norway
(English: Hardanger Fjord) is the fifth longest fjord in the world and the second longest fjord in Norway. It is located in the Hardanger region of Vestland
Hardangerfjord
Norwegian newspaper
Hardanger Folkeblad is a Norwegian newspaper, published in Odda in Vestland, and covering Ullensvang Municipality and Eidfjord Municipality. The newspaper
Hardanger_Folkeblad
Surname list
Helland (1816–1868), Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker from Bø in Telemark Gunleik Jonsson Helland (1828–1863), Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker from Bø in Telemark
Helland_(surname)
Mountain plateau in Norway
Hardangervidda (English: Hardanger Plateau) is a mountain plateau (Norwegian: vidde) in central southern Norway, covering parts of Vestland, Telemark
Hardangervidda
Norwegian-American Hardanger fiddle maker
Gunnarsson Helland (November 6, 1880–June 27, 1919) was a Norwegian American Hardanger fiddle maker. Knut Gunnarson Helland was from Bø, Norway. Helland worked
Knut_Gunnarsson_Helland
Norwegian painting by Hans Gude and Adolph Tidemand
Bridal Procession on the Hardanger (Norwegian: Brudeferd i Hardanger) is an 1848 oil painting by Hans Gude and Adolph Tidemand. Gude, aged just 23, painted
Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord
Bridal_Procession_on_the_Hardangerfjord
Norwegian composer and pianist
childhood summers in Hardanger that Tveitt gained knowledge of the rich folk-music traditions of the area. Historically, Hardanger's relative isolation
Geirr_Tveitt
Norwegian painter
are Haugianerne (The Haugeans; 1852) and Brudeferd i Hardanger (The Bridal Procession in Hardanger; 1848), painted in collaboration with Hans Gude. Adolph
Adolph_Tidemand
American musician (born 1981)
member of The Gloaming, duo albums with the composer Nico Muhly and the hardanger d’amore player Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and "Shelter," an album of solo
Doveman
Country in northern Europe
tradition which remains popular. Among the most prominent folk musicians are Hardanger fiddlers Andrea Een, Olav Jørgen Hegge and Annbjørg Lien, and the vocalists
Norway
Former district court in Vestland, Norway
Hardanger District Court (Norwegian: Hardanger tingrett) was a district court in the Hardanger region of Vestland county, Norway. The court was based in
Hardanger_District_Court
prosti was dissolved and its churches were divided between Fana prosti and Hardanger og Voss prosti. Also in 2014, the parishes in nearby Osterøy Municipality
List_of_churches_in_Bjørgvin
Art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn
referred to as whitework. However, whitework can either be counted or free. Hardanger embroidery is a counted embroidery and the designs are often geometric
Embroidery
Estonian entomologist, zoologist, and politician
but remained engaged at the museum for several years after that. The Hardanger Plateau (Norwegian: Hardangervidda) project took place as part of the
Hans_Kauri
Traditional dress from Hardanger, Norway
collective term for bunads from the villages in the traditional district of Hardanger in Vestland county, Norway, with various local varieties. The bunad comes
Hardangerbunad
Norwegian folk electronica/metal band
Gåte (pronounced [ˈɡôːtə]; Norwegian for 'riddle') is a band from Trøndelag, Norway playing Norwegian folk music bred with metal and electronica. Their
Gåte
Collection of folk songs arranged for orchestra by Geirr Tveitt
A Hundred Hardanger Tunes (Op. 151, Norwegian: Hundrad hardingtonar for orkester) is a collection of folk songs from the Hardanger region of Norway arranged
A_Hundred_Hardanger_Tunes
1926 film
Brudeferden i Hardanger (Norwegian: The bridal procession in Hardanger) is a 1926 Norwegian silent drama film directed by Rasmus Breistein, starring Aase
Brudeferden_i_Hardanger
Village in Ullensvang Municipality, Norway
Lofthus is a village in Ullensvang Municipality, which is located in the Hardanger region of Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the eastern
Lofthus,_Vestland
Creative textile work
originally comes from Norway, from the traditional district of Hardanger. The backbone of Hardanger designs consists of satin stitches. In geometrical areas
Drawn_thread_work
Norwegian teacher and folklorist
17, 1986) was a Norwegian teacher and folklorist from Lofthus in the Hardanger district, in Ullensvang Municipality. Opedal was trained as a teacher
Halldor_O._Opedal
Fjord in Vestland, Norway
Fjord (English) or Eidfjorden (Norwegian) is the innermost part of the Hardanger Fjord in Norway. It extends 29 kilometers (18 mi) eastwards from the Utnefjorden
Eid_Fjord
American musician, composer and poet (born 1947)
Emerita of Music at St. Olaf College. Een is a founding member of the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America. In 2002, she was awarded St. Olav's Medal
Andrea_Een
Norwegian actor
Haukelid in The Heavy Water War. Frank Kjosås was born in Øystese in Hardanger. He has two brothers and three sisters. He decided to become an actor
Frank_Kjosås
Glacier in Norway
Hardangerjøkulen (lit. 'Hardanger Glacier') is the sixth largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located in Eidfjord Municipality and Ulvik Municipality
Hardangerjøkulen
Waterfall in Vestland, Norway
tallest single drop is 260 metres (850 ft). It tumbles down from the Hardanger Plateau. Hardangerfjord in a Nutshell Skrikjofossen (Krikjofossen) Hardangerfjord
Skrikjofossen
Mountain farm in Western Norway, Norway
mountain farm (with two farmsteads) in Eidfjord Municipality in Norway's Hardanger district, in Vestland county. The farm lies at an elevation of 513 meters
Kjeåsen
dynasty of Hardanger fiddle-makers who made the most significant and important contribution to the development of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle tradition
Helland_(fiddle_makers)
Largest national park in Norway
Hardangervidda National Park (English: Hardanger Plateau National Park, Norwegian: Hardangervidda nasjonalpark) is Norway's largest national park, measuring
Hardangervidda_National_Park
Creative works made with a needle using white thread on a white ground
whitework embroidery include most drawn thread work, broderie anglaise, Hardanger embroidery, Hedebo embroidery, Mountmellick embroidery, reticella and
Whitework_embroidery
Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker
Helland (1816–1868) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker. Erik Jonsson Helland was the eldest son of the Hardanger fiddle maker Jon Eriksson Helland from
Erik_Jonsson_Helland
American craftsman and maker of Hardanger fiddles
craftsman and maker of Hardanger fiddles. His making of Hardanger fiddles is a side activity. Larsen's father played violin and Hardanger fiddle. He had emigrated
Robert_"Bud"_Larsen
Form of violin for Swedish folk musicians
strings and were trying to find a Swedish equivalent to the Norwegian hardanger fiddle. The Norwegian violin maker Kåre Leonard Knutsen built a number
Låtfiol
Norwegian musician
(born 15 October 1971) is a Norwegian musician, playing the hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), violin, and nyckelharpa. She first came to national prominence
Annbjørg_Lien
Irish fiddler (born 1979)
between a Hardanger fiddle and a five-string violin or viola d'amore which he calls a Hardanger d'Amore, first made for American Hardanger fiddle player
Caoimhín_Ó_Raghallaigh
Bowed string instrument
Voss and Telemark styles, both using the Hardanger fiddle. Setesdal, which uses both standard and Hardanger fiddles. Swedish fiddling (including Låtfiol
Fiddle
Region of Norway
region, Vestlandet is mountainous, with the Jotunheim Mountains and the Hardanger Plateau being the highest areas. The Jostedals Glacier, the largest glacier
Western_Norway
Church in Vestland, Norway
Lofthus. It is the church for the Ullensvang parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The large stone church
Ullensvang_Church
Village in Ullensvang Municipality, Norway
Utne is a village in Ullensvang Municipality in the Hardanger region of Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern end of the Folgefonna
Utne
1999 studio album by , Annbjørg Lien
Dei"; "Baba Yaga", the title track, features dual tracks of Lien on both Hardanger fiddle and nyckelharpa, with an almost Indian or Middle Eastern sound
Baba_Yaga_(album)
Village in Ulvik Municipality, Norway
Hardangerfjord. The village lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the Hardanger Bridge and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the village of Vossavangen
Ulvik_(village)
Village in Ulvik Municipality, Norway
accessible from the rest of Ulvik Municipality (or from elsewhere in the Hardanger region). According to Statistics Norway, the basic statistical unit of
Finse
Former railway station in Voss, Norway
the Hardanger Line, located at Granvin in the old Granvin Municipality (now part of Voss Municipality, Norway. It opened in 1935 when the Hardanger Line
Granvin_Station
Vacation after the wedding to celebrate recent marriage
Bridal Journey in Hardanger by Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude, a romanticized view of the customs of 19th-century Norwegian society
Honeymoon
Olav Jørgen Hegge (died August 26, 2005) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddler and folk dancer with American ties. He was raised in Øystre Slidre Municipality
Olav_Jørgen_Hegge
Village in Eidfjord Municipality, Norway
settlement lies on the south side of the Eid Fjord, an inner branch of the Hardanger Fjord. The ferry quay at Brimnes formerly served the ferry connection
Brimnes
Norwegian flatbread
Norwegian flatbread. It is traditionally associated with the region of Hardanger and is commonly decorated with a cross-hatch pattern. Outside of the region
Krotekake
Norwegian-American Hardanger fiddle maker
Helland (January 26, 1885 – April 20, 1976) was a Norwegian-American Hardanger fiddle maker. Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland was a member of the Helland fiddle
Gunnar_Gunnarsson_Helland
Village in Eidfjord Municipality, Norway
Hardangerfjorden. The village sits about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Hardanger Bridge along the Norwegian National Road 7. The 0.75-square-kilometre
Eidfjord_(village)
Church in Vestland, Norway
Hardangerfjorden. It is the church for the Jondal parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden
Jondal_Church
Town in Vestland, Norway
administrative centre of the municipality and the largest urban area in the whole Hardanger district. The town is located at the southern end of the Sørfjorden, in
Odda_(town)
Road tunnel in Vestland county, Norway
the southern end of the tunnel to connect with the newly constructed Hardanger Bridge. The branch passes directly over the older Djønno Tunnel. Merzagora
Vallavik_Tunnel
Norwegian astrophysicist
Svein Rosseland (March 31, 1894, in Vikør Municipality, Hardanger – January 19, 1985, in Bærum Municipality) was a Norwegian astrophysicist and a pioneer
Svein_Rosseland
Irish violinist
(purchased through an award from Music Network Ireland). Aoife also plays a Hardanger fiddle made by Sigvald Rørlien in the Ole Bull Academy, Vossevangen, Norway
Aoife_Ní_Bhriain
Musical artist
Nils Økland (born 7 January 1961) is a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player known as a bridge builder between contemporary music and folk music, and the
Nils_Økland_(musician)
Norwegian folk musician (born 1974)
CD is called Spelferd heim – slåtter frå Hardanger og Voss på durspel (Spelferd Heim: Tunes from Hardanger and Voss for Button Accordion). Other performers
Rannveig_Djønne
National costume of Norway
a confirmation gift, which they will wear on their confirmation day. Hardanger bunad with a bridal crown (brudekrone) Hulda Garborg in bunad Hulda Garborg
Bunad
1931 Norwegian ship
for Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap for local trade with freight, passengers and cars. The vessel sailed in regular traffic in Hardanger between
MV_Granvin
Highways in Norway designated for their picturesque scenery
and was initially limited to Sognefjellsvegen, Gamle Strynefjellsveg, Hardanger and the Helgeland Coast Route. These were officially designated National
National Tourist Routes in Norway
National_Tourist_Routes_in_Norway
Traditional district in Norway
Indre Sogn Ytre Sogn Nordhordland Midthordland Sunnhordland Hardanger Voss Coordinates: 60°40′N 6°29′E / 60.667°N 6.483°E / 60.667; 6.483
Voss_(traditional_district)
Village in Ulvik Municipality, Norway
into the fjord. Historically, this place was the connection between the Hardanger district and Hallingskeid (up on the Hardangervidda plateau. "Osa, Ulvik"
Osa,_Norway
Technique in embroidery
Assisi Bargello, or Florentine work Blackwork Canvas work Cross-stitch Hardanger Needlepoint Drawn thread work Tatreez "Embroidery styles: an illustrated
Counted-thread_embroidery
Musical instrument part
instrument. Some instruments have only a few sympathetic strings such as the Hardanger fiddle (pictured above right). Other instruments which have more include
Sympathetic_string
Norwegian landowner
marriage, he was associated with the prominent Galte family of Jondal in Hardanger. He is mentioned as living at Valen (Valo) in the parish of Fjelberg (now
Johannes_Lauritsson
19th-century Norwegian sloop; symbol of Norwegian immigration to the US
Restauration was a sloop built in 1801, in Hardanger, Norway. It became a symbol of Norwegian American immigration. Historical sources may contain several
Restauration_(ship)
Church in Vestland, Norway
Kinsarvik. It is the church for the Kinsarvik parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gray stone church
Kinsarvik_Church
Norwegian judge and politician
in 1926. He was a junior solicitor from 1926 to 1927, deputy judge in Hardanger District Court from 1928 to 1930, secretary in the Ministry of Justice
Henrik_Svensen
Musical artist
production with traditional music from Hardanger, performed on fiddles from the 1600s and 1700s. This is the oldest Hardanger fiddles that are preserved, and
Benedicte_Maurseth
Village in Voss Municipality, Norway
the Oksen Peninsula in Voss Municipality in Vestland county in Norway's Hardanger district. Djønno lies near the sea on the west side of the Eid Fjord,
Djønno
The Hardanger fiddle tradition is rich and powerful. By traditional, orally conveyed instruction was one of the most important aspects of a Hardanger fiddle
Music_of_Norway
Musical artist
Daniel Sandén-Warg (born 1977 in Östersund) is a Swedish Hardanger fiddler and silversmith from Karlstad. He also plays Jew's harp, key harp, guitar and
Daniel_Sandén-Warg
Norwegian photographer (1868–1943)
c. 1909 Brud fra Hardanger og kone fra Sogn, 1904 En brud från Hardanger, Norge Gjetemelking Hallingdal. Norge Hardanger Hardanger. Norge Iscenesatt
Solveig_Lund
Norwegian Hardanger violin maker
Eriksson Helland (1790–1862), born Jon Eriksson Hellos, was a Norwegian Hardanger violin maker from Bø in Telemark. Jon Eriksson Helland was the first of
Jon_Eriksson_Helland
Ship built in 1970
Hatlø Verksted yard in Ulsteinvik in 1970 for the Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap ("Hardanger-Sunnhordland Steamship Company"). After operating
MF_Stord
Church in Vestland, Norway
town of Odda. It is the church for the Odda parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The off-white, wooden
Odda_Church
Municipality in Vestland, Norway
This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a hardanger fiddle (Norwegian: Hardingfele), a Norwegian folk instrument. The fiddle
Voss_Municipality
Norwegian fiddler and composer
Lars Hansson Fykerud (5 April 1860 – 19 August 1902) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddler and composer. He was born in Sauherad; the son of folk musician
Lars_Fykerud
Road in Norway
at the junction with Norwegian National Road 13 at the entrance to the Hardanger Bridge (opened in 2013, there was a ferry here prior to that time). The
Norwegian_National_Road_7
Firm, moist, and coarse Norwegian cheese
Gamalost Country of origin Norway Region, town Primarily Hardanger and Sogn Source of milk Skimmed cow's milk Pasteurized Yes Texture Firm Aging time
Gamalost
Playing two strings at once on an instrument
or double bass, and plucked on a guitar. On instruments such as the Hardanger fiddle it is common and often employed. In performing a double stop, two
Double_stop
Norwegian musician
Selvik Skuggsjá 2017 Stromstad New Devoted Human "Reluctant Traveller" 2021 Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik – "Hardanger" Writer, lyrics, performer, voice
Grutle_Kjellson
Bridge in Ångermanland
bridge in Scandinavia (after the Great Belt Fixed Link in Denmark and Hardanger Bridge in Norway), the fourth longest in Europe, and the 21st longest
Höga_Kusten_Bridge
Ferry service in Norway
The Bruravik–Brimnes Ferry was a Norwegian ferry connection across the Hardanger Fjord between Bruravik in Ulvik Municipality and Brimnes in Eidfjord Municipality
Bruravik–Brimnes_Ferry
Topics referred to by the same term
Granvin Fjord, a fjord in the Hardanger region in Vestland county, Norway Granvin Line, a former railway line in the Hardanger region of Norway Granvin Station
Granvin
Former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
is now part of Ullensvang Municipality in the traditional district of Hardanger in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the town of Odda, which
Odda_Municipality
River in Vestland, Norway
kilometers (48.8 mi) reckoned from the furthest source of the Bjoreio on the Hardanger Plateau to the mouth of the Eio in the fjord. List of rivers in Norway
Eio_(river)
Long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial activity
transferred to adjacent settlements or surrounding areas for instance Hardanger, Stavanger, and Geiranger. The differences in usage between the English
Fjord
2020 film by André Øvredal
the farm. After crashing, a trucker gives them a ride until they reach Hardanger Bridge where the police have set up a roadblock. In the middle of the
Mortal_(film)
Irish/American music supergroup
members are fiddle player Martin Hayes, sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird, hardanger fiddle player Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and pianist Thomas Bartlett. Guitarist
The_Gloaming
HARDANGER
HARDANGER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bligh.German : variant of Blei, Bley, a metonymic occupational name for a lead miner or lead worker, from Middle High German blī ‘lead’.Dutch : nickname for a cheerful, happy man, Dutch blij.Swedish : possibly German in origin (see 2 above) or a soldier’s name.Americanized form of a Norwegian habitational name from a farmstead in Hardanger named Bleie, from a river name from Old Norse bleikr ‘gray’, ‘pale’ + vin ‘meadow’.
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