Bautasteinen i Ålfoten, reist i 1914 til minne om soldatar frå Ålfoten som var med i krigen 1807-1814, står på eit dyrka jordstykke tett ved bygdevegen inn langs fjorden. Vegen som tek av til høgre, går opp til kyrkja, som ligg kring hundre meter frå hovudvegen.
Bautasteinen i Ålfoten, reist i 1914 til minne om soldatar frå Ålfoten som var med i krigen 1807-1814, står på eit dyrka jordstykke tett ved bygdevegen inn langs fjorden. Vegen som tek av til høgre, går opp til kyrkja, som ligg kring hundre meter frå hovudvegen.

The memorial stone at Ålfoten, erected in 1914 to commemorate soldiers from Ålfoten who served in the war 1807-1814, stands on a cultivated field close to the rural road along the fjord. The road to the right leads up to the church, about 100 metres from the main road.

Datering
2001.
Fotograf
Hermund Kleppa
Eigar
Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane.
Written by Hermund Kleppa
Published 11.10.2000
Monument / Monument

The memorial monument at Ålfoten

A short distance below the church at Ålfoten there is a 4.5-metre-high stone monument to commemorate soldiers from Ålfoten who took part in the war 1807-1814. Local people refer to this as the stone monument. The inscription is very nicely carved.

The stone

The stone monument at Ålfoten was raised in 1914 to mark the centenary of the Eidsvoll Constitution, and it was the "Ålfoten Ungdomslag" (youth association) who took the initiative to erect the stone. The stone is of a local gneiss and may have been found at the foot of Kårnykjen, a mountain rising in the west to an altitude of about 1000 metres
The script is bigger than we are used to seeing on memorial stones, and it is very nicely carved. The characters are 13-16 centimetres high, ranging from 7-10 millimetres in depth. According to Harald Bruland, it was his grandfather, teacher and cantor Anders K. Bruland who made the inscription. He made chisels out of old files, and was able to carve one letter in the course of an evening.

<p>Bautasteinen, av bergarten gneis, er 4,38 m over betongfundamentet. P&aring; baksida st&aring;r: 17 MAI * 1914. Harald Bruland fortel at det har vore sagt at steinen skal vera nesten like lang under jorda som over. Det kan ikkje ha vore nokon enkel transport.</p>
Bautasteinen, av bergarten gneis, er 4,38 m over betongfundamentet. På baksida står: 17 MAI * 1914. Harald Bruland fortel at det har vore sagt at steinen skal vera nesten like lang under jorda som over. Det kan ikkje ha vore nokon enkel transport.

The memorial stone made of gneiss rises 4.38 metres above the concrete base. At the back is written: 17 MAY * 1914

Datering
2001.
Fotograf
Hermund Kleppa.
Eigar
Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane.

Ceremony on 17 May

Every 17 May there is a ceremony at the stone memorial where wreaths are laid, the brass band plays, and the 17 May procession starts at that place.

"Ålfoten Ungdomslag"

"Ålfoten Ungdomslag" was founded on 24 June 1896 after a "reading association" had been active for some years. The cantor Thuland took the initiative, and the association was active for some years. In 1908, teacher and cantor Anders Bruland from Utvik became a driving force. From the very beginning, recitation of the handwritten association magazine "Kåre", named after the mountain Kårnykjen, was a regular item on the meeting agenda. Unfortunately, the first issues have been lost. The association had its own house and is still active.

Anders Bruland, son til Harald Krispinussen Sanddalslid i Utvik og kona Eli Andersdotter Valaker, kom til Ålfoten som lærar i 1907. Han fekk liv i ungdomslaget som nett då låg nede, og var formann i fleire år. Det var Bruland som hogg innskrifta på Bautasteinen.
Anders Bruland, son til Harald Krispinussen Sanddalslid i Utvik og kona Eli Andersdotter Valaker, kom til Ålfoten som lærar i 1907. Han fekk liv i ungdomslaget som nett då låg nede, og var formann i fleire år. Det var Bruland som hogg innskrifta på Bautasteinen.

Anders Bruland, son of Harald Krispinussen Sanddalslid at Utvik and his wife Eli Andersdotter Valaker, came to Ålfoten as a teacher in 1907. He brought new life and activity into the youth association, and became chairman for a number of years. It was Bruland who carved the inscription on the stone.

Datering
Ukjend.
Fotograf
Ukjend.
Eigar
I Firda Ungdomslag i 25 aar.

Other memorial stones

The memorial stone at Ålfoten commemorates those who fought for the mother country. Two other similar memorial stones with links to Ålfoten must also be mentioned. One is a memorial stone at Nordfjordeid, erected in 1914, erected in remembrance of all those from Nordfjord who lost their lives in the war 1807-1814. The other one stands on the churchyard at Ålfoten. It is raised to commemorate a person from Ålfoten who fought for peace and freedom nearly 150 years later. Rasmus M. R. Nyvoll fell on the battlefield in Italy on 24 May 1944.


Sande, Ola: Firda Ungdomslag i 25 aar (1896-1921). Sandane 1922.
Aaland, Jakob: Bygdesoga Innvik Stryn. Bind II, ny utgåve. Sandane 1974.
Opplysningar frå:
Harald Bruland, Bremanger kommune.