Kronene i Håvet
Kronene i Håvet is a group of royal monograms in a rock wall on Kongsberg. In June 1704, the then King Frederik IV visited Kongsberg, and started a custom that is alive to this day; to carve the royal monograms into "Håvet". King Frederik also carved monograms from previous royal visits. The first monogram on the mountain side obviously belongs to Christian IV who in 1624 wanted to take a closer look at the newly discovered silver deposits and then founded Kongsberg. Then follow Frederik III and Christian V. After Frederik IV, Christian VI and his queen Sofie Magdalene, as the only queen, follow Frederik V, Oscar I, Oscar II, Haakon VII, Olav V and finally Harald V.
Under alle monogrammene står denne inskripsjonen:
HER HVOR VILDSOM ØRK HAR VÆRET,
OG SIG GRUMME DYR HAR NÆRET
NU ET GUDS SKAT-KAMMER FINDES
HVOR DEN ÆDLE SØLV-ERTZ VINDES.
NORGE DERVED STAAR I BLOMSTER
KONGEN OGSAA HAR INDKOMSTER
SEX (FIRE) KONGER HAR ERFARET
HVAD FOR SKAT HER ER BEVARET.
Direct translation is -
Below all the monograms is this inscription:
HERE WHERE WILD DESERT HAS BEEN,
AND THOSE CRUEL ANIMALS HAVE NURTURED
NOW A GOD'S TREASURE CHAMBER EXISTS
WHERE THE PRECIOUS SILVER-ERTZ IS WIND.
NORWAY IS THEREFORE STANDING IN BLOOM
THE KING ALSO HAS INCOME
SIX (FOUR) KINGS HAVE EXPERIENCED
WHAT TREASURE IS PRESERVED HERE.
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Kronene i Håvet
Kronene i Håvet is a group of royal monograms in a rock wall on Kongsberg. In June 1704, the then King Frederik IV visited Kongsberg, and started a custom that is alive to this day; to carve the royal monograms into "Håvet". King Frederik also carved monograms from previous royal visits. The first monogram on the mountain side obviously belongs to Christian IV who in 1624 wanted to take a closer look at the newly discovered silver deposits and then founded Kongsberg. Then follow Frederik III and Christian V. After Frederik IV, Christian VI and his queen Sofie Magdalene, as the only queen, follow Frederik V, Oscar I, Oscar II, Haakon VII, Olav V and finally Harald V.
Under alle monogrammene står denne inskripsjonen:
HER HVOR VILDSOM ØRK HAR VÆRET,
OG SIG GRUMME DYR HAR NÆRET
NU ET GUDS SKAT-KAMMER FINDES
HVOR DEN ÆDLE SØLV-ERTZ VINDES.
NORGE DERVED STAAR I BLOMSTER
KONGEN OGSAA HAR INDKOMSTER
SEX (FIRE) KONGER HAR ERFARET
HVAD FOR SKAT HER ER BEVARET.
Direct translation is -
Below all the monograms is this inscription:
HERE WHERE WILD DESERT HAS BEEN,
AND THOSE CRUEL ANIMALS HAVE NURTURED
NOW A GOD'S TREASURE CHAMBER EXISTS
WHERE THE PRECIOUS SILVER-ERTZ IS WIND.
NORWAY IS THEREFORE STANDING IN BLOOM
THE KING ALSO HAS INCOME
SIX (FOUR) KINGS HAVE EXPERIENCED
WHAT TREASURE IS PRESERVED HERE.
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