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	Hotel Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Morgedal Hotel has 70 rooms with all facilities, and a guesthouse with 5 rooms and 3 apartments.
		Morgedal - the cradle of modern ski-sport - Sondre Nordheim's home village lies in a central position for eastern, western and southern Norway, beside the major road E-134 in "the heart of Telemark".
		The Olympic flame was lit in this village for the Winter Olympics in Oslo in 1952, Squaw Valley in 1960 and Lillehammer in 1994.
	www.brekketours.com /hotelinfo.aspx?id=22 (168 words)

	Morgedal - in the Heart of Telemark
		Morgedal is a small village centrally located in the county of Telemark, southern Norway.
		This Telemark style and the equipment used by the skiers from this valley became a model in the further developments of skiing as a sport, both in Norway and abroad.
		Morgedal is also known as the birthplace of other famous skiers, such as the Mikkel and Torjus Hemmestveit brothers, Svein Sollid and Jon Hauge.
	www.sondrenorheim.com /morgedal.htm (378 words)

	IN-FORUM
		Norheim was born June 10, 1825, on the Overbo farm near the town of Morgedal in south-central Norway.
		Morgedal is between Oslo and Stavanger in the county of Telemark.
		When officials in Morgedal were informed about Norheim's death, a skiing competition was held in his honor.
	www.in-forum.com /articles/printer.cfm?id=78508 (1182 words)

	Welcome to Morgedal Campsite
		Morgedal is a small village in West Telemark 420m above sea level.
		The village is known as "The Cradle of Skiing", thanks to Sondre Nordheim, the father of modern skiing, who was born and lived here.
		Morgedal Hotell offers indoor swimmingpool, tennis court, mini-golf and dancing six evenings a week.
	home.online.no /~halvobja/indexeng.htm (390 words)

	GoNorway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The canal journey from Lunde to Kviteseid with an idyllic ferry journey in the Fjågesund, is an experience to be remembered.
		Morgedal is famous throughout Norway as the "cradle of skiing".
		The first was a simple heel binding which fitted the boot to the ski and the second was the to the ski itself, with a slight narrowing of the mid-section which made it easier to manoeuvre.
	www.gonorway.no /township_bottom.php?ID=7635e8c3755f370&VR=vraadal (952 words)

	The Statue in Morgedal
		With 20 ski veterans as guard of honour, the Sondre statue was unveiled in the centre of Morgedal by HM King Olav on January 16, 1988.
		Chairman of the Morgedal Sports Club, Asbjørn Gåsdalen, thanked the committees for all their efforts in making this project a reality.
		During the ceremony a message and greeting was sent from Morgedal to the Olympic Games in Calgary, due to be held in February the same year.
	www.sondrenorheim.com /remembrance/statues/morgedal.htm (279 words)

	Vest-Telemark museum
		This is why the Norwegian Ski Adventure Centre is located in Morgedal, a centre for the study, documentation and experiencing of skiing.
		Exhibitions; Morgedal in the 1850`s Skimakers workshop to the South Pole with Roald Amundsen The torch from Morgedal for the Winter Olympic Games *Skiwax factory.
		They had to use skis as a mean of transportation in winter, but Sondre and others used to ski for hours, just for fun.
	vest-telemark.museum.no /article/view/204/1/22 (605 words)

	Opplevelsessenteret (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Experience skiing adventure in Morgedal where pictures, films, lights and sounds create the atmosphere.
		Morgedal's Winter landscape with Sondre's cabin, skis and ski-maker's workshop.
		Torch room (flame from Morgedal for the Winter Olympic Games) and "a modern corner" with aerodynamic skis and equipment.
	www.morgedal.no /engelsk/skieventyr.html (166 words)

	Morgedal Hotel - a SNR Hotel - Kviteseid, Norway, Hotel
		All cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to the time of arrival.
		Located 190km/117m from Oslo, the Morgedal Turiste Hotel is located in the small village of Kuiteseid, surrounded by picturesque countryside.
		We are a traditional, quality hotel situated 450 m above sea level, with panoramic views of Lake Morgedal.
	www.bestlodging.com /sites/3049/index.shtml (114 words)

	The Olympic Fire from Morgedal
		Eivind is a ski veteran and active Morgedal Sports Club member who lives on the farm closest to Øverbø.
		The Flame in Morgedal, Minot and Squaw Valley
		Present in the Sondre cottage during the lightings, have been one ski veteran and one representative for the younger generation, both from Morgedal.
	www.sondrenorheim.com /olympics (148 words)

	GoNorway Skiing
		The ski happy young people of Morgedal developed a new binding that fastened around the heel, making skis much easier to steer.
		And that again is why Morgedal was chosen as the site for lighting the Olympic Flame for the Winter Games in Oslo 1952, in Squaw Valley 1960 and in Lillehammer 1994.
		Sondre Norheim from Morgedal and «Snowshoe» Thompson from Tinn became the legendary pioneers of ski sports in 19th-century North America.
	www.gonorway.no /go/skiresorts.html (898 words)

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		Sondre Norheim of Morgedal in Telemark was a pioneer in skiing as a sport, and is often called the father of modern skiing.
		He was the originator of the skis which are narrower in the middle than at the front and back, and have stiff heel bindings made of osier, skis which have come to be known as Telemark skis.
		Their shape made turning easier, and the heel binding enabled the skier to jump from rooftops and over rocks without the skis falling off.
	stavacademy.co.uk /mimir/wintersports.htm (2511 words)

	Norway Main Page
		Telemark is considered «the cradle of ski sport» because Sondre Nordheim from Morgedal revolutionised skiing and rekindled interest in the sport in the 1870 -1880's.
		The «Telemark» ski he constructed was narrower at the middle and became the prototype for all later ski production.
		Morgedal was as such a natural place for the Olympic flame to be lit before the Lillehammer Olympics in 1994.
	www.travelvantage.com /norway.html (520 words)

	Free Your Heels Free Your Mind \| MySmartChannels
		Residents of Morgedal, a village in Norway’s Telemark province, discovered the joys of high speed travel down the steep sides of their valley, and winter Sundays were devoted to impromptu races, jumping competitions, and general fun and games on the snow.
		Skis were long planks carved from a freshly cut tree; bindings were a leather strap (or maybe reeds twisted together to form a strap) over the toes of one’s boots.
		By the 1860s, Morgedal was known throughout Norway for its expert skiers.
	myst-technology.com /mysmartchannels/public/item/11643 (1098 words)

	The cradle of skiing (Norway - the official site in Macedonia)
		It was the people of Telemark county in south Norway, headed by Sondre Norheim, who in the 1870s and 1880s revived interest in skiing as a sport.
		Sondre Norheim, born in the valley of Morgedal in 1825, ended 4,000 years of tradition by using stiff ski bindings.
		Its first syllable, sla, means slope, hill or smooth surface and låm is the track down the slope.
	www.norway.org.mk /culture/sports/cradle/cradle.htm (564 words)

	NACC Mid-Atlantic: Eastern Norway Information
		The county is rich in hydropower, which has supported several different industries.
		Morgedal, a mountain village that has the distinction of being the cradle of skiing, is today the home of an adventure park called Norwegian Ski Adventure.
		The Bandak Canal stretches inland from the coast and is the only watercourse in Europe that has been awarded Europe Nostra's highest award for restoration and preservation.
	www.naccma.org /norway/east.asp (503 words)

	GoNorway - county = Telemark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Place to visit: The Telemark Canal, Hotel Dalen the largest wooden building in Northern Europe, Telemark Summerland in Bø, Patmos Sculpture Paerk in Sauherad, Henrik Ibsen´s birthplace in Skien, Morgedal, known as the Cradle of Modern Skiing, Mount Gausta in Tinn the highest mountain in Telemark a popular winter and summer sports area.
		Telemark is the "middle ground" of southern Norway, Iying as it does midway between Eastern, Southern and Western Norway.
		Telemarks-skis, the Telemark swing (or "christie") and slalom are all elements native to Telemark.
	www.gonorway.no /county_bottom.php?ID=4 (2952 words)

	Prairie Public.Org: Radio: Radio Home
		He was born to tenant farmers in Morgedal in Telemark County on June 10th, 1825, but his mother died when he was only two.
		Sondre Norheim died on March 9, 1897, at the age of 71 and was buried in an unmarked grave west of the farm.
		In his hometown of Morgedal, he had become a folk hero, and a memorial ceremony was held when he died.
	www.prairiepublic.org /programs/datebook/bydate/05/0205/020905.jsp (756 words)

	Coca-Cola® - OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ATHENS 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Flame was kindled by rubbing two sticks together in town of Morgedal, Norway (birthplace of Sondre Norheim, the father of modern skiing); entire Relay took place in Norway.
		Because of strict Australian quarantine laws for horses, 1956 Olympic equestrian events were held earlier in the year in Stockholm; two Olympic Torch Relays - the first from ancient Olympia, Greece, to Stockholm and the second from ancient Olympia to Melbourne - were conducted.
		Just as in 1952, flame was kindled by rubbing two sticks together in town of Morgedal, Norway; flame was then transported to Oslo and flown to Los Angeles, United States.
	www.torchrelay.coca-cola.com /about_journeys.html (525 words)

	Alpenglow Ski History - Halvor Kleppen - Telemark Skiing, Norway's Gift to the World
		Sondre Norheim was born on June 10, 1825, on the tenant farm of Overbo.
		Mikkel returned to Telemark years earlier and died in Morgedal in 1958.
		In 1878 there was a skiing competition for women in Morgedal.
	www.alpenglow.org /ski-history/notes/book/kleppen-1986.html (2240 words)

	Wintersports in Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The shape of the skis made turning easier, and the heel binding enabled the skier to jump from rooftops and over rocks without the skis falling off.
		The international term slalom is a Norwegian word which originated in Morgedal.
		The first syllable sla means a slope, hill or smooth expanse, while låm is the track down it.
	www.reisenett.no /facts/nature_outdoors/winter_sports.html (2407 words)

	Snow Country Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Shorter than a Classical ski, longer than a compact, the Morgedal is the best of both worlds.
		The Morgedal is a Alpina Breeze on steroids.
		Still narrow enough for in-track classical, the Morgedal adds the metal edge for those jaunts into the great unknown.
	www.snowcountrysports.com /getproducts.cfm?cat=11&subcat=259 (178 words)

	Torbjørn Eilevson Omland, b: 1853 - Bergland i Morgedal,
		Born: 00.00.1890 - Omland i Morgedal Died: -
		Born: 00.00.1892 - Omland i Morgedal Died: -
		Born: 00.00.1896 - Omland i Morgedal Died: 00.00.0000 - Amerika
	home.no.net /theggtve/slektbase/gp375.htm (579 words)

	The Equestrian Times - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Morgedal, the home of modern day skiing, lies just 15 km from Seljord.
		Norsk skieventyr, in Morgedal, is a fascinating museum about the history of modern day skiing.
		Believe it or not, you can combine Icelandic horse competition with a visit to Norway's largest stave church and a concert at Europe's largest Blue's festival.
	www.horsenews.com /break/mayjune97/icelandic.htm (1019 words)

	I.S.H.A. Bulletin Board
		Sondre Norheim introduced the new equipment and style, and he played a crucial role as skiing during the late 19th century changed from utility into enjoyment and sports.
		It's also about why he has become known as the Father of Modern Skiing and why the Olympic Torch ceremonies are held in Morgedal.
		Among the pictures are the exclusive pictures from the Olympic Torch events in Morgedal (1952, 1960 and 1993).
	www.skiinghistory.org /norheimbook.html (340 words)

	NorwayHeritage Community - Hemmestveit
		She was born in Morgedal, Norway in 1865, and died in 1921.
		I believe she married a person by the name of Ramstad and settled in Ada Minnesota, and I would like to know if she had children, who they were and if anyone of them are still alive.
		My paternal grandmother was the sister of the second wife of Mikkel Hemmestveit, who actually returned to Norway and bought a farm in Morgedal, Telemark, where he originally came from.
	www.norwayheritage.com /snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=625 (1714 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		His unique style was named after the area he came from -Telemark.
		Shortly after Sondre Norheim and his friends from Telemark skied from Morgedal to Christiania (Oslo), where the world’s first ski school was established in the city.
		Skiing's popularity proceeded to spread rapidly, and by the end of the century had reached North America, Australia, New Zealand, and the rest of Europe.
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=NC&sportCode=SI (428 words)

	Norway Santa - Pipka Santas 14005 - Pipka Santas collectibles and gifts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Norway is where it all started, being host to the Winter Olympic Games twice, the first time in 1952 when Oslo and the immediate surroundings was the host city, and then in 1994 in Lillehammer.
		Modern skiing was invented by the Norwegians in a small village called Morgedal by Sondre Nordheim.
		Most Norwegians are of pure Viking stock, and like their ancestors love adventures, exploring, sports and competition.
	gifts.bestbuy-bargains.com /pipka-santas/norway-santa.html (320 words)

	Norway: Morgedal in Telemark, Norway - Morgedal, Norge - Norway Guide, Europe - Norway Guide: Top attractions in Norway ...
		Norway: Morgedal in Telemark, Norway - Morgedal, Norge - Norway Guide, Europe - Norway Guide: Top attractions in Norway - Bergen Guide, Norway - Attraksjoner i Norge -
		As a part of the municipality of Kviteseid, the village is situated about 200 kilometres or three hour’s drive from the Norwegian capital of Oslo, along highway E 134 between eastern and western Norway.
		Also located in the village close to Lake Morgedal (423 metres above sea level) is the Norwegian Ski Adventure Centre (Norsk Skieventyr).
	www.bergen-guide.com /834.htm (217 words)

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