Barn stove at the Straumen Farm, Norway

At the Straumen Farm, located in Tromsø Municipality, Norway, this stone stove was located in the corner of a livestock barn. Interpreters at the site told us that the large metal pot, or laupingsgryta, over the fire was used to cook sea weed, fish heads and kitchen waste to make animal feed. Heat f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Sandy
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Norwegian
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Laupingsgryta
Stone stove
Animal food preparation
Traditional animal housing - Northern Norway
Northern Norway
Tromsø
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/62f9f26b-3b77-4296-b366-169c34433724
https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-evja-g907
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Summary:At the Straumen Farm, located in Tromsø Municipality, Norway, this stone stove was located in the corner of a livestock barn. Interpreters at the site told us that the large metal pot, or laupingsgryta, over the fire was used to cook sea weed, fish heads and kitchen waste to make animal feed. Heat from the stove would also have kept the animals warm.

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