Vang, Oppland - Otr Vatnet, Nystuen, Tyinholmen (Paperback)

Chapters: Otr vatnet, Nystuen, Tyinholmen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Vang, Oppland - The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vang farm (Old Norse: Vangr), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word vangr which means "field" or "meadow." The coat-of-arms was granted in 1987. It was originally the seal of a medieval nobleman from the district, Sigvat of Leirhol. VangssteinenVang, like the rest of Valdres, was originally populated by migrants from Vestlandet. In 1153, recognizing this, Cardinal Breakspear included these valleys in the diocese of Stavanger. The ancient church of Vang was the site of a legal court (thing) held by King Haakon VI in 1368. Here, he settled a boundary dispute. The boundary stone which resulted stands to this day. High up the slopes of Filefjell is the site of Nystua, where travellers found refuge as they passed across the divide into Vestlandet. On the other side of the pass, Maristua was erected at the direction of Queen Margaret circa 1390. Although Nystua is first mentioned in 1627, it is undoubtedly older. These refuges were maintained by the state until 1830. Smeddalen (Smith's Valley) immediately to the west of Nystua, was for centuries the site of the church of St. Thomas p Filefjell. The earliest reference to it is in 1615, but it was apparently a stave church, so would have been much older. According to F.N. Stagg It was reconditioned (c. 1615) the priest at Vang preached there once a yearon July 2nd many sought cures for their ailments in the miraculous powers possessed by splinters from its timbers A market grew up near the church as a result of the July 2nd service. Horses were traded, races run, heavy drinking indulged in and many a fight ensue...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=178065