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[[File:Oselver3.jpg|thumb|An oselvar under construction.]] |
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[[File:Os Hordaland komm.png|right|thumb|Oselvar on Os Kommune coat of arms]] |
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[[File: Fram Bergen 1893.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Fridtjof Nansen]]'s ship ''[[Fram]]'' leaves [[Bergen]], 2 July 1893 for its first [[Nansen's Fram expedition|polar exploration]] surrounded by oselvars]] |
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[[File:Oselver2.jpg|right|thumb|Oselvar with sail]] |
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The '''Oselvar''' or '''Oselver''' is a small wooden rowing boat traditionally built and used along the west coast of [[Norway]]. It can also be rigged for sailing. <ref>{{no icon}} [http://www.snl.no/oselver ''Oselver'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref> |
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This type of boat has been very common in the outer regions of [[Hordaland]] for hundreds of years. It was named after the major important building site for this type of boat during the 18th century, at the mouth of the Oselva River in [[Os, Hordaland|Os]] in [[Hordaland]]. In the early 1800s, boat building was an important industry in Os and the neighboring village of [[Tysnes]], on the other side of the [[fjord]]. The figure of a Oselvar appears on the coat of arms of the municipality of Os.<ref>{{no icon}} [https://oskommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=87&AId=775 ''Oselvaren - om båten og båtbyggjartradisjonen'' (Os Kommune)]</ref> |
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Dating from at least the 1500s and continuing until 1860, these boats were exported in kit form to to the [[Shetland]] and [[Orkney]] islands. Almost all parts of a Oselvar is made of [[pine]], with only the keel is of [[oak]]. During the [[North Sea]] crossing, the wooden boats were taken apart and then 'flat packed' for shipping. Instead of sending complicated assembly instructions, they sent Norwegian boatbuilders to re-build them. <ref>{{no icon}} [http://www.oselvarverkstaden.no/ ''Strilebåten'' (Oselvarverkstaden)]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2009 the boat was voted Norwegian national boat in a poll held by the [[Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue]].<ref>{{no icon}} {{cite web|url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/Seier-til-oselveren-909299.html |title=Seier til Oselveren |author=Kristin Jansen |date=17 August 2009 |publisher=bt.no |accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2009, the boat was voted Norwegian national boat in a poll held by the [[Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue]].<ref>{{no icon}} {{cite web|url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/Seier-til-oselveren-909299.html |title=Seier til Oselveren |author=Kristin Jansen |date=17 August 2009 |publisher=bt.no |accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Yoal]] |
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Revision as of 17:37, 22 February 2011
The Oselvar or Oselver is a small wooden rowing boat traditionally built and used along the west coast of Norway. It can also be rigged for sailing. [1]
This type of boat has been very common in the outer regions of Hordaland for hundreds of years. It was named after the major important building site for this type of boat during the 18th century, at the mouth of the Oselva River in Os in Hordaland. In the early 1800s, boat building was an important industry in Os and the neighboring village of Tysnes, on the other side of the fjord. The figure of a Oselvar appears on the coat of arms of the municipality of Os.[2]
Dating from at least the 1500s and continuing until 1860, these boats were exported in kit form to to the Shetland and Orkney islands. Almost all parts of a Oselvar is made of pine, with only the keel is of oak. During the North Sea crossing, the wooden boats were taken apart and then 'flat packed' for shipping. Instead of sending complicated assembly instructions, they sent Norwegian boatbuilders to re-build them. [3]
In 2009, the boat was voted Norwegian national boat in a poll held by the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Template:No icon Oselver (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Template:No icon Oselvaren - om båten og båtbyggjartradisjonen (Os Kommune)
- ^ Template:No icon Strilebåten (Oselvarverkstaden)
- ^ Template:No icon Kristin Jansen (17 August 2009). "Seier til Oselveren". bt.no. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
External links
- bt.no, Video, ends with footage of two brothers rowing an oselvar.