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tricts are often interposed , while the huge and spotless
snow-mantle of the Folgefond is frequently visible in the background.
The W. bank is much more varied in outline than the E. bank,
where the rocky heights skirt the fjord for miles in an almost
unbroken wall. To other attractions must be added two of the finest
waterfalls in Norway, hardly indeed surpassed in Europe, both of
which are easily accessible to good walkers. The population
(lHarænger’j, too, and their national characteristics will interest
many travellers. Weddings here are still very picturesque
festivities, though generally falling short of Tidemand’s beautiful
‘Brudefard’. The bridal crowns and gold and silver trinkets (such
as the Sølje, or Sylgja, a kind of brooch or buckle) are curious,
and the embroidery, coverlids (Stumrelapper), and carpets (Tapper)
manufactured in this district are much sought after. The costumes
are seen to the best advantage on a Sunday morning before or after
divine service. The women, who wear the lSkaut’, a kind of cap
of white linen with stripes, and sometimes a picturesque red
bodice, may often be observed giving the finishing touches to their
toilet after landing from their boats to attend church. The
primitive mode in which public worship is conducted is very
characteristic. The national music and the six-stringed Hardanger violin are
also curious and interesting.
Terøen, see p. 53. The Hardanger Fjord begins on the E. side
of this island, whence a striking view is enjoyed of the *Folgefond,
with the Melderskin, Malmangemut, Kjeldhaug, and other spurs
descending from it. The Folgefond (Fonn or Fond, ‘mass of snow’)
is an enormous expanse of snow and ice, 23 End. M. in length
and 3-9 M. in width, covering the plateau, 3000-5000 ft. in
height, which rises between the Hardanger Fjord on the W., the
Aakrefjord on the S., and the Sørfjord, with the valley
extending to the S. of it, on the E. side. Towards the S.E. the peninsula
of the Folgefond is connected with the mainland by an isthmus
16 Engl. M. in width (between Fjære and Oddc). The mountain
attains its greatest height (5425 ft.) immediately to theE. of the
Sørfjord, from which it rises almost perpendicularly. On the W.
side the plateau descends gradually to the fjord. From the‘Fond’,
the nearly level snowy roof of the mountain, descend glaciers
(Jøkler, Blnabrceer) in every direction, resembling huge icicles, the best
known of which are the Bondhusbra (p. 56) near the head of the
Mauranger-Fjord, a favourite subject with artists, and the Buarbræ
(p. 66) to the E. of Odde. From this vast expanse of snow protrude
several rocky peaks (Nuter, literally ‘knots’) of moderate height: on
the N. side Solnuten (4830 ft.) and Thorsnuten (5164 ft.), on the tV.
Hundsøret (‘the dog’s ear’; 5360 ft.), and on the E. Reinanuten
(5364 ft.) and Sauenuten. The best survey of the Folgefond from the
\V. side is obtained from Terøen and the neighbourhood, and from
the E. side from the heights between Røldal and Seljestad (p. 30).
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