Noresund
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Noresund is a small village in Krødsherad in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
The Old Master
Lake Krøderen
Jørgen Moe
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Jørgen Engebretsen Moe was a Norwegian folklorist, bishop, poet, and author. He is best known for the Norske Folkeeventyr, a collection of Norwegian folk tales which he edited in collaboration with Pe
Noresund
…Rectory Natural Monument (Krødsherad prestegård naturminne), holding an oak tree known as The Old Master. This tree was made famous by the poetry of Jørgen Moe, who was inspired to write "The Old Master" (den gamle Mester) during his time as a chaplain in the village. The first element is the name of the farm…
Jørgen Moe by Adolf Closs
Photographed by Peter Marinus Thomsen (c.1865)
Jørgen Moe painted by Christian Skredsvig (1896)
Norske Folkeeventyr Asbjørnsen and Moe (1874)