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Grind – Norwegian for «Gate»
A gate to the landscape
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Archaeology
Farmers and Settlements
The forgotten saga
Bedrock
Church, Cloister, Christianity
The Chapel and the Layman’s Movement
The Church and the Monastery
The Wooden Calendar - Tradition and popular belief
Communications
Farmers from the Fjords
From “Spearway” to National Highway
Hardangervidda – Crossing the Uplands
Transport and Communication
Dialects and arts
Church Art – a Message in Pictures
Folk Music and the Hardanger Fiddle
Local Dialects in Hordaland
Names in the Landscape
The Artist and his Experience of Nature
The Literary Landscape
The Warp-Weighted Loom - A thousand year tradition in weaving
Industry, Energy and Natural Resources
A True Gold Mine
The Pine Forest, the Sash Saw and the Scots Trade
The Tourists, the Landscape and the Fantasy Hotels
Landscape
Cultural Heritage and Cultural Landscapes
The Landscape
The West Country
The bedrock of western Norway
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Sailing Sloops and Boat Building
The Wooden Boat
Vernacular arts and crafts
Museums, nature conservation, cultural heritage
People and society
Civil Servants in Small Societies 1650 – 1850
Demographic Growth – A Drive to Development
Hordaland – a historic region
The Great Landowners, Gentry and Monasteries
The Norwegian Language Movement and the Two High Cultures
The School
The Women in Farmhouse Life
Plant life
From Dense Forest to Open Heathlands
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Bergen – The Urban Community
The City and the Stril country
The Urban Settlements
Trading Posts And Guest Houses
Vernacular Architecture and the Landscape
Weather and climate
Wildlife
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The City and the Stril country
The relationship between Bergen and its neighbouring districts, normally known as “Strilelandet”, has, over the centuries, given rise to greater...
The Urban Settlements
The development of urban settlements after 1850 is a historic process of great significance for the cultural landscape. Besides the great land...
Trading Posts And Guest Houses
Vernacular Architecture and the Landscape
Bergen – The Urban Community
Bergen - our first royal residence city – has for centuries been Norway’s, and for long periods, Scandinavia’s biggest city. The historical monuments...
