Eidsborg

Eidsborg is a village and parish in the municipality of Tokke in Telemark county, Norway. It is located at the northern side of the lake Bandak.[1] The Eidsborg Stave Church, from the 13th century, is located in the parish, and the Vest-Telemark Museum is located nearby.[2] At the museum is Vindlausloftet from about 1167, originally from the farm Vindlaus, the oldest secular tree building in Norway.[3] For hundreds of years there was a quarry industry in Eidsborg. Whetstones were transported to Skien on the ice during winter, and further by ship.[2] Anne Lillegaard's version of the visionary poem Draumkvedet was written down by folklorist Jørgen Moe during a visit to Eidsborg in 1847. Lillegaard also contributed a large number of traditional songs.[4]

Whetstones from Eidsborg
Eidsborg Stave Church

References
  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Eidsborg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. Nilsen, Jan Erik. "Tokke – kommune". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Vindlausloftet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010 – 2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. p. 240.



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