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Eistein Kjørn
Eistein Guttormsen Kjørn, a.k.a. Østen Kjørn or Estin Kjørn, (1727–1805) was a Norwegians, Norwegian woodcarver. Kjørn was born at the Old Sandbu farm in Vågå. He was one of the leading woodcarvers in the Gudbrand Valley. He followed in the footsteps of Jakob Klukstad, whom Kjørn observed while working on the decoration for Heidal Church. In addition to woodcarving, Kjørn also wrote poems and psalms in the Vågå dialect, painted religious pictures, and carved soapstone gravestones. Kjørn died in Heidal. Works * Modernization of the altarpiece in Vågå Church (1758) * Kvikne Church: altarpiece and pulpit (1760) * Svatsum Church: altarpiece ( 1770), moved to Aulstad Church * Follebu Church: pulpit ( 1770), wooden carving reused for the new pulpit * Kvam Church (Nord-Fron), Kvam Church: renovated altarpiece (1776), church burned in 1940 * Hegge Stave Church: altarpiece (1780), transported over the mountains by sled * Sel Church: altarpiece and chancel screen Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegians
Norwegians () are an ethnic group and nation native to Norway, where they form the vast majority of the population. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegians are descended from the Norsemen, Norse of the Early Middle Ages who formed a unified Kingdom of Norway (872–1397), Kingdom of Norway in the 9th century. During the Viking Age, Norwegians and other Norse peoples conquered, settled and ruled parts of the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Norwegians are closely related to other descendants of the Norsemen such as Danes, Swedes, Icelanders and the Faroe Islanders, as well as groups such as the Scottish people, Scots whose nation they significantly settled and left a lasting impact in, particularly the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland). The Norwegian language, with its two official standard forms, more specifically Bokmål and Nynorsk, is part of the larger North Germanic languages, Scandinavian dialect continuum of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
