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Hardanger Fiddle Halling
Also known as Hardingfele

Bow across a decorated eight-string fiddle where four sympathetic strings ring on, matching the uneven halling and springar dance rhythms.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Norway.
Origins
A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.
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