Vilgesvárri (Blåfjell, Sámi farmstead)
Description
Nedre Hulvann, Sandemarka, Tovik
Vilgesvárri is a traditional forest Sámi settlement and it is located at a higher altitude than similar places in Skånland. In Norwegian it’s called Blåfjell (blue mountain), whilst translated directly from Sámi it actually means white mountain.
The settlement is situated by the lake Nedre Hulvann / Roggejávri and it is an interesting cultural landscape consisting of ruins, remnants and complete buildings of several farmsteads. The most complete of these is Henrik-tunet with farmhouse, storehouse, underground storeroom, hay barn and cattle goahti.
Around 1850 Jon Johnsen, a nomadic Sámi from northern Sweden, obtained governmental permission to build a goahti at Vilgesvárri. He cleared so much land, he could separate it into three farmsteads, one for each of his children. These are still called Simon-, Henrik- and Ingrid-tunet. A good 100 years after Jon Johnsen arrival Vilgesvárri was abandoned in 1958. The place fell into disrepair, but major maintenance and reconstruction of buildings started during the late 1980s. The farmhouse of Henrik-tunet was renovated and the cattle goahti reconstructed.
The settlement is situated by the lake Nedre Hulvann / Roggejávri and it is an interesting cultural landscape consisting of ruins, remnants and complete buildings of several farmsteads. The most complete of these is Henrik-tunet with farmhouse, storehouse, underground storeroom, hay barn and cattle goahti.
Around 1850 Jon Johnsen, a nomadic Sámi from northern Sweden, obtained governmental permission to build a goahti at Vilgesvárri. He cleared so much land, he could separate it into three farmsteads, one for each of his children. These are still called Simon-, Henrik- and Ingrid-tunet. A good 100 years after Jon Johnsen arrival Vilgesvárri was abandoned in 1958. The place fell into disrepair, but major maintenance and reconstruction of buildings started during the late 1980s. The farmhouse of Henrik-tunet was renovated and the cattle goahti reconstructed.
Year of construction
1850-2000
Client
Jon Johnsen med flere
Building Type
farmstead, farmhouse, goahti, tourist attraction
Construction System / Materials
stone, woodwork, turf
Literature
Myrvoll, Marit: Vilgesvárri / Blåfjell. Markesamisk boplass under fjellet. Fotefar mot nord, Tromsø 1996.
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