Saga Column
For many centuries a transportation route traversed this valley which connected Eastern Norway and Western Norway. It started at Fossbergom and then it followed the valley to the southwest before crossing the Sognefjellet mountains and then entering the Bergsdalen valley which leads into the Sogn region of Western Norway.
The 34-metre (112 ft) tall Saga Column (Norwegian: Sagasøyla), was erected in Bøverdalen in 1992. The history of the column is very convoluted. It started in 1926, when sculptor Wilhelm Rasmussen (1879–1965) won the competition for a column celebrating the Norwegian Constitution. The monument (Eidsvollsmonumentet) was originally intended to be placed by the Norwegian parliament in Oslo. The column shows the history of Norway from the time of the first king, Harald Fairhair in 872 to the first national assembly Riksforsamlingen at Eidsvoll in 1814.
References
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (18 November 2021). "Bøverdalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Haverkamp, Frode Ernst, ed. (30 December 2020). "Sagasøyla". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 May 2022.