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a place of no interest, except as the supposed burial-place of Harald
Haarfager (d. 933), whose original tombstone is still pointed out.
On this spot, the Haraidshaug, a mound of earth a little to the N.
of the town, rises an Obelisk of red granite, 45 ft. In height, on a
square pedestal, around which are placed a number of stones, J ft.
in height, called the Fylkestene, representing the Fylker, or
districts into which Norway was formerly divided. _This monument,
called Haralds-Støtten, was inaugurated in 1872, on the
thousandth anniversary of llarald’s victory on the Hafrsfjord, m
consequence of which the whole of the Fylker were united under his
sceptre. — A road leads from Haugesund to the E. to (4b kil.J
Ølen (see below). . „
To the N. of Haugesund extends an unprotected part ot tne
coast, called Sletten, nearly 3 M. (19 Kil.) in length. Near the
n| end of this tract, about 1 hr. beyond Haugesund, is
Lynghol-men where some of the steamers stop, the first station in
Bergens-Stift or the province of Bergen, to the ■ of which is the
Ryvar-dens-Fyr on a rocky island. We now enter the Bømmelfjord, one
of the narrow inlets of the Hardanger (p. 54), passing the Bømmelø
on the left, on which rises Siggen (1540 ft.), a hill known as one of
the ‘towers’ of Bergen. This district is called the Sumd-Horland,
the natives of which are known as Søringer. Picturesque
mountains in the background. Some of the steamers next stop at
ljer-nagel, on the mainland, BM. (12 Kil.) farther on, others at Lange-
vaaq, on the Bømmelø, opposite. .
36 Kil. (221,o Engl. M.) Mosterhavn, the next station, on the
Mosterø, boasts I a church built by Olaf Tryggvason (99O-1000),
the oldest in Norway but of no architectonic interest. — From this
point onwards, comp, the Map. .
12 Kil. (71/2 Engl. M.) Lervik, a station oi some importance
(telegraph-office”), where passengers to and from Ølen-Fjære (see
below) change steamers. It lies at the S. end ot the Stordø, one
of the largest of the islands at the entrance to the Hardanger The
well-wooded Halsenø, an island to the E., contains part of the
buildings of a Benedictine monastery, founded probably m llb-4.
Several barrows in the vicinity. .1 .
The A alfjord, with Røkenæs and Vikevik, änå the Skoneviksfjord,
extend S. and S.E. of Lervik respectively and are visited by steamer only
0°“oSrt£ . 2 Of .h. Skoneviksfjord, lies 01.» <V...
skvds-station), 8 Kil. from Sandeid (p. 54), and visited 4 times weekly by
steamer. A steamer starts hence for Bergen (and for Stavanger; change
at Lervik or Seminariet) on Tues. and Fnd. mornings. Another calls here
on its wav to Fia-re (see below) on Mon. morning, and on its wav back
to Vikevik (see above) on Thurs. afternoon. (This last stea’ne71S °f “°
importance to tourists.) - The Mon. and Thurs. steamers (^e ^bo’ e) also
touch at Etne, at the head of the Etne-Pollen, whence a mountain path
leads direct to (ca. 50 Kil.) Seljestad (p. 30), a very fatiguing walk of
^Eastwards from the Skoneviksfjord runs the Aakrefjord , with the
steamboat-stations Aakre and (at the head of the fjord) Fjære (bad quar-
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