Stolpebod is another name for the more commanly used stabbur, a traditional wooden outbuilding for storing food. Some of the old stabbur are intricately decorated with fine woodcarvings and ornamental poles and doorways.
Read more about them here…
People
Madame Samuelson
There is a record of a woman owning property in Kongsberg named Anne Sophie Samuelsen (born in 1795). Her house was in Store Kirkegade 16, which seems to be a very central location.
Places
Drammen (more info and imageds for Drammen coming soon)
Kongsberg was founded by Danish-Norwegian king Christian IV as a mining community in 1624 after the discovery of silver. In the second year, the town of Kongsberg and the Kongsberg Silver Mines were built.
Bolkesjø is a lake, village and resort in Notodden municipality in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It is located in Gransherad by Norwegian National Road 37. More…
Foods
Flat bread / flatbrød is a traditional Norwegian thin bread baked on a traditional takke or large smooth griddle.
Anne loved pancakes especially pork pancakes, although the pancakes at Madame Samuelsen did not please her…
Recipe and how-to…
“no fresh milk – milk 1 month to 2 and 3 months old – the one month too sour and thick”
More about surmelk…
“had excellent flatbrod (flatbread) and brandy and water”
Words
Forbud: Avant-courier; rides ahead to secure horses at each post house
Food
Flatbrød or “flat-bread” is a traditional Norwegian unleavened bread which is currently usually eaten with fish, salted meats and soups.
Dravel, is likely dravle – a boiled milk based cheesey food with added egg, sugar, cream and cinnamon
Multer/multebær (cloudberries) are a cherished dessert in Norway still today. Personally I prefer the berries with a dash of double cream and a sprinkle of sugar.
Places
Bolkesjø is a lake, village and resort in Notodden municipality in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It is located in Gransherad by Norwegian National Road 37. More…
Gausta or Gaustatoppen is the highest mountain in the county Vestfold og Telemark in Norway
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People
Words
at Moenseter at 7.57 – Sæter or stol or house where the cattle is – Ladebarn and the doorway and middle of the barn were one puts carriage is called Love Stald, stable and for cows and betaille Fjös (fiuse) walked about ate our rice-cake and had cold fresh milk and butter –
Anne Lister, travel journal 5. aug. 1839
betaille
bétail is french for livetock
Love
“love” or rather Låve is Norse for barn
Fjös (Fjuse)
“Fjös” or rather Fjøs is Norse for cowshed
Places
Moenseter
Not 100 % sure about current situation, but read more on the possible location and buildings of “Moenseter”