Sørlandet

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Sørlandet is the geographical region (landsdel) of the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway.

The name, and modern concept of this part of the country considered as a separate region, was introduced as late as 1902 by the local author Wilhelm Krag. Before this, the area was considered part of Vestlandet.

Agder

Regarding Sørlandet as a region, it means the two counties Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. The historical landscape of Agder coincides with this interpretation. In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Agder was a petty kingdom.

Kings of Agder:

• Kissa
• Harald, father of Åsa, mother of Halfdan the Black
• Halfdan the Black, father of Harald Fairhair, from 838.
• Kjotve the Rich, late 800s
• Harald Gudrødsson Grenske, 976-987

The landscape

Regarded as a landscape, Sørlandet is restricted to the Skagerrak coastline proper, not including the inner valleys.

The coastal towns of Sørlandet, from west to east, are:

• Flekkefjord
• Farsund
• Mandal
• Kristiansand
• Lillesand
• Grimstad
• Arendal
• Tvedestrand
• Sandøya
• Risør

External links

• Images of Sørlandet (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/business_services/conferences/conferences/tourisms/Beritpaper.pdf)
• sorlandet.com (http://www.sorlandet.com/)

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