{"id":1049,"date":"2025-05-05T20:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moeysalen.no\/?page_id=1049"},"modified":"2025-05-13T20:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T19:33:15","slug":"the-legend-of-moysalen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moeysalen.no\/en\/sagnet-om-moysalen\/","title":{"rendered":"The legend of M\u00f8ysalen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1049\" class=\"elementor elementor-1049\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb14c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb14c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f0e6f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40f0e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historien bak<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58ac69 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c58ac69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sagnet om M\u00f8ysalen<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a5e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a5e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Navnet M\u00f8ysalen knytter seg til den karakteristiske formen p\u00e5 fjellmassivet. Rett s\u00f8r for selve toppen ligger de mindre toppene Lille M\u00f8ya og Store M\u00f8ya.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688ce03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"688ce03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f1ca1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77f1ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f19166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f19166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I sagnet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b2a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3b2a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Om M\u00f8ysalen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818efc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818efc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>fortelles at dette er to trolljenter som ble til stein. Selve toppen er enten de to m\u00f8yenes ridesal eller taket p\u00e5 m\u00f8yenes bolig, salen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad3f3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dad3f3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42aff23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42aff23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf43efc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf43efc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23eeb95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23eeb95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>En gang for lenge, lenge siden bodde det et troll og ei trollkjerring i Norddalen, like ovenfor det andre Blokkenvatnet. De hadde to veldig vakre d\u00f8tre, og disse jentene var s\u00e5 glade i \u00e5 ri p\u00e5 en stor hest som trollet eide. Men denne gampen var ikke \u00e5 lite p\u00e5, for han lydde mer etter mannfolkm\u00e5l enn kvinnfolkm\u00e5l.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c1b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97c1b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Disse to vene m\u00f8yene hadde mange friere. N\u00e5r de red over fjellet til Gr\u00f8nvatnet for \u00e5 bade, s\u00e5 sto s\u00f8nnen til V\u00e5gakaillen og ropte og lokket p\u00e5 hesten deres, for han ville ha ei av jentene til ektemake. Men den ene m\u00f8ya skulle giftes bort til s\u00f8nnen til Stetindkongen i Tysfjorden, for han hadde s\u00e5 mye spekesild. Og den andre skulle giftes bort til Kv\u00e6fjordtroillet sin s\u00f8nn, for han hadde s\u00e5 mye fin mandelpotet.<\/p><p>For \u00e5 sikre seg mot at d\u00f8trene ikke skulle bli r\u00f8vet bort av u\u00f8nskede trollfriere n\u00e5r de var ute p\u00e5 sine rideturer, bestemte trollfaren seg for \u00e5 ordne d\u00f8trene en skikkelig ridesadel, og den skulle han lage av det h\u00f8yeste fjellet p\u00e5 Hinn\u00f8ya. Han tok hammer og meisel med seg, og s\u00e5 meisla han ut av fjellet en stor sal, som skulle gi plass til begge m\u00f8yene. Han arbeidde trutt og stadig, og heiv store steinblokker langt av sted. Noen landet i Blokken, og noen ute i Sortlandssundet. Det er de holmene vi i dag kaller for Feskholman. Og d\u00f8trene sto mer og mer ut\u00e5lmodige ved siden av han og s\u00e5 p\u00e5.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5cf9af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5cf9af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bbf11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15bbf11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Troll t\u00e5ler ikke at sola skinner p\u00e5 dem, for da bli de til stein. Derfor m\u00e5tte trollefar og m\u00f8yene gjemme seg i fjellet n\u00e5r sola sto opp. Men en gang da sadelen nesten var ferdig, og m\u00f8yene sto og beundret det flotte arbeidet trollefaren deres hadde gjort, glemte de \u00e5 gjemme seg for sola. Derfor st\u00e5r m\u00f8yene i dag som to store steinst\u00f8tte og beundra sadelen som faren deres hugget ut i fjellet.<\/p><p>Trollfaren og trollkona blei veldig lei seg da d\u00f8trene blei til stein, og gr\u00e5t mange store t\u00e5rer. Disse t\u00e5rene ligger der den dag i dag som fjellvann innover dalen. Og sadelen som trollefar laget til m\u00f8yene, er det fjellet vi i kaller M\u00f8ysalen.<\/p><p><strong>Kilde:<\/strong> Asmund Andreassen etter folkeminne<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historien bak Sagnet om M\u00f8ysalen Navnet M\u00f8ysalen knytter seg til den karakteristiske formen p\u00e5 fjellmassivet. Rett s\u00f8r for selve toppen ligger de mindre toppene Lille M\u00f8ya og Store M\u00f8ya. I sagnet Om M\u00f8ysalen fortelles at dette er to trolljenter som ble til stein. 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