Lunde
Subfarms: Bamserud, Bondlismoen, Brurud, Dølstuen, Furustølen,
Hanserud, Haug, Humleøyhaugen, Liahaugen, Lofthus, Lundby,
Lundebakken, Lundejordet, Lundstein,Lybekk, Nedre Lien, Nermoen,
Rom, Ruse, Rustebakken, Sjuruddokken, Stutlien, Viken, Øvre
Lien, Øylien, Øystuen,
Seter (mountainfarm): Stuvelien, in the northern part of
the valley, north of northern Hestekind
The name Lunde comes from the old Norwegian word lundr,
which means "a little forest".
Frøholm suggests that the farm was inhabited as early as
the Viking Age. Like the other farms Lunde was abandoned during
the Black Death and nobody paid taxes on it until 1640.
Lunde farm was one of the biggest and most attractive farms
in Etnedal, located by the Etna river in the southern part
of the valley, next to Land. The first farms you see when
entering Etnedal from that direction, and by that the region
of Valdres, is the Lunde and Madslangrud farms. The flat river
delta in this area is probably the most productive farmland
in the valley. In addition the forest land in the hills is
also productive.
Lunde has at times been one of the richest farms in Etnedal.
Its history tells about owners that have been very active
in buying other farms, like Humleåker, Hovde, part of Kringli,
Madslangrud, Finnstuen, Solberg nordre, Hestekind søndre and
nedre Haug in Etnedal, Skjærstein in Sør Aurdal, Felde, Endrerud,
Jensvoll, and Vinjar in Nordre Land.
Most active in buying land was Ole Andersson 1771, he was
called Storlunnin (the big Lundeman). He was big
in trading timber with Peder Anker in Oslo, who sold timber
products to England and Holland. Mr. Anker bought a lot of
timber on root in the southern part of Etnedal in this time
period, and most of the timberland was cleaned out. Peder
Anker was a powerful man and was also one of the Constitution
founders in 1814 at Eidsvold. Storlunnin was not
able to hold on to all his property and had to sell out.
In this time the main farm was also divided into two units,
søndre and nordre Lunde. Nordre Lunde was sold on an auction,
and nordre Lunde was sold to Ole Broner in 1829, but he sold
it back to Ole Olsson in 1807 who was the son of Ole Andersson.
Today's owner Ola Lunde, 1952, is a direct descendant of Arne
Olsson Lunde, born 1604. Arne Olsson Lunde, 1604, was born
at Felde farm in Torpa Nordre Land. He was the first inhabitant
of Lunde after the Black Death and he was farming Lunde as
early as 1647.
Anders Olsson Lunde, 1794, son of Storlunnin, who
took over the farm in 1821, had a different philosophy than
the agricultural society he grew up with. He went to Kristiania/Oslo
and was educated in language and music. When he came home
he was more interested in reading and writing than farming.
He became a cultural nobility and had scientists and musicians
visiting Etnedal. This activity took a lot of his time and
attention and the farmwork was suffering. It was at this time
they had to sell out parts of the farm. However, it was a
rich time period, culturally for the farm and for the valley.
We can see sign of that even today.
At one time Lunde had 20 subfarms, a sawmill was established
in the area, which was an important industry, giving many
people work. A shop and a post office were established as
well.
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