Editing Hole, Norway (section)

==History==
Hole has an extensive and important role in Norwegian history.  Archeological finds from the Roman and [[Migration period]]s are numerous. Hole is also known as one of the traditional landscapes from the [[Viking Age]] and plays a prominent role in the [[Norse saga]]s.

King [[Halfdan the Black]] of [[Vestfold]] conquered the Ringerike traditional district, including Hole, in about 830 AD. According to [[saga]], when he died he was so popular that every district wanted his body. As a result, his body was quartered; his head was buried in the mound at the Stein estate in Hole. Halfdan the Black's second wife, Ragnild from Hole, was the mother of the first king of Norway, Harald I of Norway (also known as Harald Fairhair).

[[Olaf II of Norway|Saint Olaf]] (king of Norway from 1015 to 1028) was born in Hole, near where the 12th century Bønsnes Church (''Bønsnes kirke'') is located, to Harold Grenske (a grandson of [[Harald I of Norway]]) and his wife Asta. Asta later remarried to Sigurd Syr, chieftain of Hole, and had a son born there named Harold, (''Harald Hårdråde'') who later became [[Harald III Sigurdsson]] (king of Norway from 1046 to 1066) .<ref>''A Current Look at Bønsnes Church'' (by Bjørn Geirr Harsson; Elsie Sevig, translator. Ringerike-Drammen District Lag. Volume 23, Number 3. August 2009)</ref>

Ringerkike's famous poet, [[Jørgen Moe]], was brought up on the ''Mo'' (or ''Moe'') farm in Hole. Many of the fairy tales gathered by [[Asbjørnsen and Moe]] were collected in this area. Frognøya and Størøya are also important historical places in Hole.

On July 22, 2011, the [[Workers' Youth League (Norway)|Workers' Youth League]] summer camp, which took place on [[Utøya]] in Hole, was attacked as part of the [[2011 Norway attacks]].