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Ancient routes went to Vestlandet through Valdres and Hallingdal and down Røldal to Odda . Reflecting this route, Hallingdal and its neighboring valley of Valdres were originally populated by migrants from Vestlandet and spoke a western Dialect . In recognition of this, Cardinal Nicholas Breakespear , who was in Scandinavia as Papal Legate in 1153, included these two valleys in the Diocese of Stavanger .1


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