Natteherberg paa Langfjeldet for Reisende (Nonsbuhæd)
This is a copy of a drawing by the painter Johannes Flintoe, b. 1786 – d. 1870, from the summer of 1822.
He stayed here with his traveling group: the guide, the cartographer Gerhard Munthe, the architect Hans Lindstow, and the botanist Mathias N. Blytt, who were on scientific assignments. Hardangervidda was part of "unknown" Norway at the time.
The journey began in Ustedalen with a coachman and horses, south of Ustevatn, via Monsbutheia – Halne – Skiftesjøen – Bjoreidalen – Vøringsfoss.
Flintoe made many drawings and watercolors from this trip and other journeys on the Hardangervidda plateau and in the surrounding villages. The drawing shows that it is late evening—the sun is just setting behind the Hardangerjøkelen. The large stone with the fire on top lies there as it does today. Stone walls are built against a large, flat stone with a cave underneath, forming a stone hut with room for several people. The shelter, or stone hut, was probably used in times long past by people hiking in the mountains. It was a lifesaver for many exhausted and frozen hikers.
More recently, it has fallen into disrepair and served as a protective barrier against scree.
It was rebuilt in 1995—just as it was in 1822.
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