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Elveseter Hotel, Boverdalen
Elveseter & Leirvassbu
As you have probably noticed, this is no ordinary hotel, but an old family farm converted for use as a hotel. We hope that you'll feel at home in its very special milieu.
People have lived here, and tilled the soil, as far back as a thousand years ago. We know, at any rate, that Midgard, the oldest building on the farm, was put up in 1640. That it should have survived so long--unusually long for a wooden building--is due to the dry, pure mountain air.
Most of the other buildings are at least a hundred years old, but they have all been extended and modernised. The land is still farmed. The Elveseter family has owned the property for five generations, and, in accordance with the old Norwegian custom, has taken its name from the farm. While the women-folk have from time to time brought new names into the family, the male members have traditionally alternated between Rasmus and Amund (Also spelt Amund or Ommon). Many of them have been renowned craftsmen, clock-makers and wood-carvers, skills for which the district has long been famous. Ommon, great-treat-grandfather of the presend Amund, turned out 104 clocks, using the simplest tools. Most of these time-pieces are still in working order, and are treasured heirlooms in numerous farms in Nord-Gudbrandsdal. Two of them can be seen here at Elveseter. Ommon's son, Rasmus, was a skilled wood-carver. The carved wooden spoons in the "heart room" are a testimony to his skill and artistry; a replica of one of them, in silver, known as the Elveseter spoon, is on sale all over Norway, and is considered one of our most exquisite souvenirs. The many superbly carved pieces of furniture you'll find in the various lounges show that subsequent owners of the family farm kept the wood-carving traditions alive.
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- Monday 19 April 2021
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