fr<m Chnstianid to Bergen^ hi the Summer ^V! 
this time, when the whole Danish Nobility were considered 
having lost their liberty by the establishment of absolute power, 
Ludovic Rosenkrantz removed from Denmark to this places 
where he Occupied the nOble residence of Hatteberg, so called 
before the erection of the Barony. On a white stone over the 
gate is the following inscription, “ Melius est morl in lihertate 
quam hi servitute vivere^'' as if he considered living in this de-^ 
sert as a sort of death. 
About eleven o’clock in the evening we arrived at Kaariev^ 
gen, on the south end of Stord Island. This place is the resi- 
dence of Sherilf Budz; The situation of this place is singular-- 
ly beautiful. At dinner-time arrived his high reverence Bishop 
Pavel, and, in company with him and several other oflScial men, 
I set out about siii in the evening to Findaas. Bommelen con« 
sists of two peninsulas, connected only by a small tongue j on 
which stands the parsonage-house of Findaas. On the northern 
peninsula stands the church of Bremnses \ on the southern that of 
Bommelen ; but the head church stands on Mostur Island. This 
island is separated from Bommelen by a strait so small that on- 
ly a little boat can row through it. At low- water the passen- 
gers must come out of the boat, which is then laid on its side, and 
thus drawn through the strait. Tradition says, that this strait 
was formerly not so narrow, but that an ogress, who lived on Mos- 
tur Islandj and who wished to join this to Bommel Island, went 
over to the latter island for this purpose ; and, setting herself 
under the steep mountain precipice, tied her garter to a moun- 
tain on the opposite island, setting her foot then against a large 
stone she pulled this band with all her might, and Mostur Island 
began to move slowly towards her. At the moment, however, 
when the islands were about to meet the garter broke, on which 
her back, head, and right arm, struck the precipice behind her 
with great force. The impression they made is still to be seen 
on the rock, which exhibits the resemblance of a gigantic female 
figure, with her arm stretched out. It was lucky for the clergy- 
man at Findaas that the garter broke just in proper time, as he 
would otherwise have had to make a circuit of about half a mile 
every Sunday round Mostur Island to get to church. 
On Sunday (15th July), a visitation was held in the head 
church in Mostur Island. This church stands on the east side of 
the island, close by the harbour of Mostur, where a respectable inn 
