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From Hardanger, by Hans Gude (1847)
Credit: From Hardanger, painting by Hans Gude (1847)

Hardanger is a traditional district in the western part of Norway, dominated by the Hardangerfjord. It consists of the municipalities of Odda, Ullensvang, Eidfjord, Ulvik, Granvin, Kvam and Jondal, and is located inside the fylke of Hordaland. In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Hardanger was a petty kingdom headquartered at Kinsarvik.