# Trollgarden

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{{Short description|Glacial moraine in Norway}}
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'''Trollgarden''' is a glacial [moraine](/source/moraine) in [Hjelmeland Municipality](/source/Hjelmeland_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The moraine is a {{convert|5|m|adj=on}} tall ridge of stones, rocks, and boulders that runs for about {{convert|2|km}} from the east side of the lake [Kvivatnet](/source/Kvivatnet) across the [moorland](/source/moorland) to the northern side of the mountain Brendeknuten in the Hjelmelandsheiane mountains. The name "Trollgarden" is translated to English as ''The Troll's stone fence'' since it looks like a rock wall that a [troll](/source/troll) may have built around its farm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trollgarden - Steingard med dimensjoner |url=http://ut.no/tur/trollgarden-steingard-med-dimensjoner |access-date=2013-10-14 |publisher=UT.no |language=no}}</ref> The ridge sits about {{convert|8|km}} southeast of the village of [Jøsenfjorden](/source/J%C3%B8senfjorden_(village)) and about {{convert|25|km}} northeast of the village of [Hjelmelandsvågen](/source/Hjelmelandsv%C3%A5gen).

==Access==
In the old days, people thought it was magic powers such as [trolls](/source/trolls) that had built the massive stone fence far into the Hjelmeland moors. The geological explanation is that, when the glacial ice retreated, the stones were deposited in the mountains. To see Trollgarden, one must hike for about two hours to reach the moraine. The {{convert|5|m|adj=on}} tall ridge is clearly visible in the bare mountains, at an elevation of just over {{convert|800|m}} above sea level.<ref name="aftenbladet">{{Cite web |title=Trolsk møte med Trollgarden |url=http://tur.aftenbladet.no/turer/trolsk-mote-med-trollgarden |access-date=2013-10-14 |publisher=[Aftenbladet](/source/Aftenbladet) |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==Geology==
The geology of the Trollgarden area was thoroughly investigated and described by Professor [Bjørn G. Andersen](/source/Bj%C3%B8rn_G._Andersen) in his [Master's thesis](/source/Master's_thesis) (1954) {{lang|no|”Om isens tilbaketrekking i området mellom [Lysefjorden](/source/Lysefjorden) og [Jøsenfjorden](/source/J%C3%B8senfjorden) i [Ryfylke](/source/Ryfylke)”}} (On the glacial retreat in the area between the Lysefjorden and Jøsenfjorden in Ryfylke).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Andersen |first=Bjørn G. |year=1954 |title=Randmorener i Sørvest-Norge |journal=Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography |language=Norwegian |volume=14 |issue=5–6 |pages=273–342 |doi=10.1080/00291955408542734}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Norway|Geography}}
*[List of mountains of Norway](/source/List_of_mountains_of_Norway)
*[Terminal moraine](/source/Terminal_moraine)
*[List of glacial moraines](/source/List_of_glacial_moraines)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.geoforskning.no/geoprofilen/52-en-bauta-i-norsk-geologi Geoprofiler: En bauta i norsk geologi] by [Jan Mangerud](/source/Jan_Mangerud) at Geoforskning.no {{in lang|no}}
* [http://ut.no/tur/trollgarden-steingard-med-dimensjoner Trollgarden - Steingard med dimensjoner]
* [http://tur.aftenbladet.no/turer/trolsk-mote-med-trollgarden Trolsk møte med Trollgarden]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151029140154/http://home.online.no/~bjogi/Trollgarden%202008.html Map of Trollgarden 2008]

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Category:Landforms of Rogaland
Category:Moraines of Europe
Category:Glacial deposits of Norway
Category:Hjelmeland Municipality

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