Madslangrud
According to the archeological material found at Madslangrud
we can guess that Madslangrud was first settled between the
end of the Viking age and the Black Death (1050-1349).
The farm has had different names throughout history: Madslangrud,
Maslangrud, Matlandrud, and its location has given the farm
its name. On the banks of the Etna river, in the southern
part of the valley, the soil is very fertile. Matland = foodland,
which tells us about the productivity, Rud = clearing.
Madslangrud was abandoned during the Black Death and didn't
see inhabitants again until the 1660s. The farm was krongods
until 1669. Gudbrand Eivindson (1634-1723) and Barbro Bjørnsdatter
(1643-1710) were the first leaseholders that we are aware
of here. They lived here at least between 1664 and 1670. The
couple took over Solberg 125 after Gudbrand's parents. Laurits
Christensen had Madslangrud from 1669-1691. The next owner
was Hannibal Stockfleth who had the farm until the 1740s.
Some of the early settlers and leaseholders of Madslangrud
are: Endre Olufson who was here in 1689, Knut Olsson was leasing
the land in 1696 and Bjørn Gudbrandson who was here as early
as 1698.
Madslangrud was a community center for the surrounding area
with a shop, post office, telephone central and a so-called
Amtschool on the western side of the river. Before the bridge
was built the only connection to the mainland was by rowboats.
The Lunde farm was the nearest farm, on the eastern side of
the river.
Source: Gard og Bygde i Etnedal Book C, page 384-385
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