Langedal
There is no archeological material that can tell us when
Langedalen was settled the first time. The name means "The
Long Valley" and Frøholm feels that the farm was in existence
around the time of the Vikings.
Langedalen was Krongods until 1700. From that time
we know the following leaseholders: Johannes Langedalen, who
paid landskyld here from 1612 to 1620. Knut Johannesson
paid 2 Riksdaler in 1620. Mikkel Hestekinn paid skattane
for the farm from around 1630-1650. The Stockfleth family
owned Langedalen until 1700. After the Black Death the Langedalen
farm was used and settled from Hestekind nordre.
Langedalen is located in the same area as Hestekind and Granei/Granum
and there have been many close ties between these three farms
throughout the centuries. Through marriages this parish has
more or less belonged to the same family, "diluted" though
through the generations.
Many Etnedøler and thereby quite a few Americans can trace
their ancestry back to the Hestekind - Langedalen - Granum
"Clan". Thousands of people have a connection back to one
particular person; Søren
Olsson Langedal, 1672 - 1732 . He brought the name Søren
to Etnedal. We do not know from where he came, but it is said
that he was a tradesman coming to the valley from the western
part of the country. He fell in love with Karen Eriksdatter
on the Langedalen farm and married her. The name tradition
at that time said that a grandson born should be named after
his grandfather on his father's side. This way the name Søren
continues again and again for generations. And also, Søren's
son would also be a Sørenson. All the Sørensons with roots
in Etnedal are most likely a descendant from this one particular
person.
Like the rest of the bigger farms in Etnedal, Langedal has
been divided several times. We have Langedalen nedre, Langedalen
øvre, 3 units Rust, (øvre, midtre and nedre). At Rust there
was shops, postoffice and a gasstation until recently.
Source: Gard og Bygde i Etnedal Book B, page 65
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