Ask (Hordaland)
Ask is a village in the eastern part of Askøy municipality in Fylke Vestland , Norway . Ask is well known for its strawberries , which are sold on the market square in Bergen during the summer . Because of its pleasant climate and its location on an island that is easily accessible from Bergen, a “kongsgård” , a royal farm , was built in Ask - the Norwegian equivalent of a palace. The place also has a very old church and a churchyard . The former location of the church (from ~ 1200 to 1741) is now marked by a stone cross. Ask is the legendary site of a famous inheritance dispute between Egill Skallagrímsson and Berg-Önundr.
The village's local dialect also reflects its economic proximity to Bergen, as it is more similar to the Bergen dialect than the rest of Askøy. Last but not least, wealthy Bergen merchants spent and still spend their summer holidays here. Famous people like Fridtjof Nansen lived in Ask at times in a house near Kongshaugen and Amalie Skram (from 1876 to 1878) near Dambruk Ask.
Older story
The legendary Scandinavian hero and skald Starkad , whose adventures are described in the Gesta Danorum , and also Egil Skallagrimson and the last Catholic Archbishop of Norway Olav Engelbrektsson von Nidaros have relationships with Ask. The sagas first mention Ask in the early 6th century . King Hertjov of Hordaland traveled to Agder with his two sons Stakard and Vicar . As was customary at the time, he asked Grane, the owner of Ask's land, to raise these boys. They grew up to be great hunters and warriors and avenged attacks by the Vikings of Hordaland, who had robbed some villages in Agder. Ask became their new home. But when Vicar was killed in an accident, Stakard had to leave the country. He worked and became known in Denmark and Sweden.
The Egils saga tells of the possession of Asks in the 9th century by Torgeir Tyrnefot. His son was Mount Onund, who was killed by Egill Skallagrimson , one of Iceland's most powerful men. In revenge in an inheritance dispute, Egil also killed 15 or 16 men around 960 and looted the town of Ask. The church in Askøy was probably built on the nearby pagan sacrificial hill. Archbishop Olav Engelbrektsson, Norway's last bishop, sought refuge in Ask during the Reformation. In 1628 Mauritz Bostede bought the farm and the land. Other residents of Bergen also owned Ask at times, such as Thomas Ericssen, whose Minde from 1775 is the only building that still exists today.
Recent history
As Ask is only four kilometers northwest of Bergen, the place became a popular excursion destination between 1880/1890. Regular passenger transports on the steamship Fridtjof have been set up. When the road to Kleppestø was built in 1950 , the traffic at Askhafen decreased. The first husband of the writer Amalie Skrams, Captain Bernt Ulrik August Müller, bought a mill there and they lived there for a few years. Emanuel Jæger started with the commercial strawberry production. He sent his strawberries to the Hotel Fleischers near Voss. The strawberries of the German Sieger variety were very popular during that time.
geography
Ask is on the eastern part of the island of Askøy. The Herdlafjord is east of the village and the Nordhordaland Bridge is visible from the village. Askevatnet lake and extensive forests are located to the west of Ask.
Cultural activities
A relay is held annually on May Day, and in 2006 for the 54th time.
Coordinates: 60 ° 28 ' N , 5 ° 13' E