More on Western Norway’s SALMON SIEGE TOWERS – or elevated fishing huts

A few days ago I asked for advice on good English names for what Norwegians know as "laksegiljer" or "laksevarp". The responses were nothing short of spectacular, with some honest, good translations, and my personal favorite, the "salmon siege towers" by u/pastyoureyesed.

To repay that effort a little, I thought I could share some older pictures from the University of Bergen library and some schematics from a master's thesis by Ågot Gammersvik. These explain some of the fishing techniques a little better than I could do in writing.

I swear one could label images in the app before, but I can't figure this out today. Hrmf. So here's the list:

Photographer – year – place

• Knud Knudsen – 1872 – Valestrand, Sogn
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• William Dobson Valentine – ca. 1888 – Sogn
• Clement Oswald Skilbek – 1905 – Dimmelsvik, Hardanger
• Egill Reimers – 1970 – Hella
• Mittet – 1903
• Knud Knudsen – 1895 – Balholmen
• Knud Knudsen – 1909 – Balholmen
• Lauritz Johan Bekker Larsen – 1909 – Skåsheim
• Knud Knudsen – 1903 – Osøyro
• Ågot Gammersvik – fisherman with polarised glasses and sun blocking paper

Schematics

• Fishing net setup with the "gilje" ("scaffolding" / fishing hut) on the top of the picture
• Closing mechanism for the net as seen inside the hut

Art

• Yngvar Nielsen – 1882 – "Laksevarp"
• Carl Sundt Larsen – 1865 – "Laxefisker"