The love story of Erling fra Kvie and Ragnild Skarvangssola is the origin of the legend of The Knight’s Leap, called “Ridderspranget” in Norwegian. The “leap” was across a dramatic gorge in the Sjoa River. The site is now a famous visitors’ spot in Jotunheimen National Park in Norway. The knight (ridder) Erling (Viljalmsson) belonged to the noble family of Kviden in the Vang (Vaga) region of the...
