Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
The author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) holds a prominent place in the
hearts of Norwegians, primarily because he wrote the poem that later became
the Norwegian national anthem in addition to many other poems and stories.
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson published his first novel Synnøve Solbakken in 1857.

Human rights
Early in the summer of 1875 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and his family moved to their new home at the Aulestad farm, a former posting inn in Gausdal. During the last two decades of the 19th century, with Aulestad as his vantage point, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson played an important part in literary, cultural and political life. He took an
active stand in questions concerning human rights internationally. In 1903
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Authentic home
In 1934 after the death of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's widow, Karoline Bjørnson, their home was turned over to the state and opened to the public as a museum during the summer months. Time has been stopped at Aulestad to give visitors an
opportunity to experience the house and its beautiful garden as the
authentic setting of the last part of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s authorship.