tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post7235418306798486620..comments2023-12-13T11:23:27.848-05:00Comments on Ponderings over the pond: The shot in Skottvång was forcefulUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-47061827362893654482009-07-23T15:58:36.050-04:002009-07-23T15:58:36.050-04:00Olle, that is really interesting about the name an...Olle, that is really interesting about the name and thanks for looking up the facts about the power. I had no idea about the word 'vang', but now I know. It can't be a very common name, because I can't remember it from any other place. I love place names, they can tell so much. You learn a lot here on the blog! Thanks!LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-13005203055439624662009-07-21T08:43:06.095-04:002009-07-21T08:43:06.095-04:00I guess that the name has been built on two words,...I guess that the name has been built on two words, skott and vång.<br /><br />"Vång" was a part of the village acreage before the villages were reorganized so that each farmer got his share in one plot.<br /><br />Normally the land was divided into three "vångar", one for spring harvest (barley), one for autumn harvest (rye) and one resting ("i träda"). <br /><br />&Ollehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126154415209458538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-1586017049322749102009-07-21T08:22:22.080-04:002009-07-21T08:22:22.080-04:00Yes, the website confirms it:
"Från början ...Yes, the website confirms it: <br /><br />"Från början hissade man upp malmen med hjälp av körvandring med hästar eller oxar. Två sådana inrättningar har funnits strax öster om Porthålets dagöppning. Andra kraftkällor som använts var stånggången, som byggdes 1797-1800 från Krampan och därefter ångmaskinen som installerades 1834 och så slutligen elkraften 1918."Ollehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126154415209458538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-63574334417524903402009-07-21T08:17:47.043-04:002009-07-21T08:17:47.043-04:00Most likely the hoist was also horse-powered and w...Most likely the hoist was also horse-powered and water-powered.Ollehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126154415209458538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-42999177094313247722009-07-13T16:14:15.311-04:002009-07-13T16:14:15.311-04:00Haha, the tall house is called 'lave' in S...Haha, the tall house is called 'lave' in Swedish :)<br /><br />Oh, it was horse powered first, then steam, at least for the water pumps. I looked it up. Not sure about the hoist, maybe that was human powered. I know women were the ones that emptied the hoist bucket and sorted the iron.LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-57305618679773379032009-07-12T20:30:51.898-04:002009-07-12T20:30:51.898-04:00The "tall building" is called a "he...The "tall building" is called a "head house" or "hoist house" in english at least In Swedish it probably is called something like "The tall house where the ore is brought from below with great effort because it is so far below up to the surface"<br /><br />I wonder about the history of this, human powered, then maybe animal powered, then water? and maybe PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142532968938103536noreply@blogger.com