- Solør
Solør is a Norwegian traditional district consisting of the
Glomma valley betweenElverum in the north andKongsvinger in the south. It is part of thecounty ofHedmark , and includes the municipalities Våler,Åsnes and Grue and former municipalityBrandval .Solør is a rural area, and consists mainly of farming land and forest. In fact, Solør is the no. 1 potato producing area in Norway. Forestry is also important for the area, and "Forestia", a major chip-board factory, is situated in Våler, playing an important role in the local society, especially by providing jobs for a large proportion of the local inhabitants.
In the early
Viking Age , beforeHarald Fairhair , Solør was apetty kingdom . In the 17th century the forest east of Glomma became known as "Finnskogen " ("the Finn Forest"). This named refers to Finnish refugees from Sweden who had been encouraged to settle in the adjacent province ofVärmland but were later evicted and fled across the border into Hedmark.Kings of Soleyar (Solør):
*Halfdan Hvitbeinn
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