{"id":4888,"date":"2020-03-26T13:03:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T13:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=4888"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:20:26","slug":"what-is-the-origin-of-the-iconic-rorbu-cabin","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/what-is-the-origin-of-the-iconic-rorbu-cabin\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the origin of the iconic Rorbu cabin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tThe distinctive Rorbu cabins are one of the features of the Nordland coastline and particular to Lofoten. The cabins were originally basic accommodation for the Lofoten fishermen, built on poles partly out in the water. Today, there are Rorbu cabins in a range of categories, from basic to high standard.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The first Rorbu cabins in Lofoten were commissioned by King \u00d8ystein in 1120 as housing for the fishermen during the Lofoten fishing season. The cabins were simple structures, built on poles partly out in the sea and usually comprising two rooms: a storage room and a living room with beds. The storage room was used to store food and fishing equipment, and for preparations for a new day on the waters around Lofoten. Today, there are Rorbu cabins in a range of categories, from basic to high standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rorbu-cabins-were-of-royal-decree\">Rorbu cabins were of Royal decree <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even before 900 AD, the sagas mentioned boats being equipped along the coast to travel to Lofoten to participate in the winter season of fishing for cod. In addition to the usual near-shore fishing, many tales were told of this particularly valuable winter fishing among the Lofoten islands. People travelled for days and weeks in their open rowing and sailing boats to participate in the rich Lofoten fishing throughout the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This naturally gave rise to a need for accommodation. We know little about how this was dealt with in the earliest years, but the sagas relate that in the early 1100s, King \u00d8ystein decreed that cabins were to be built in Kabelv\u00e5g, the old V\u00e5gar \u2013 for the fishermen who travelled to Lofoten. This is a clear indication of how important fishing was to the country\u2019s economy at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/000343_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1699\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/000343_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_-2048x1359.jpg\" alt=\"Moskenes\u00f8ya in Lofoten \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/000343_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Moskenes\u00f8ya in Lofoten \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/000812_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1678\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/000812_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_-768x503.jpg\" alt=\"P\u00e5 p\u00e5ler helt nede i vannkanten \u00a9 Terje Rakke\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/000812_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"P\u00e5 p\u00e5ler helt nede i vannkanten \u00a9 Terje Rakke\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/001586_Frank-Andreassen_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/001586_Frank-Andreassen_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"R\u00f8dfargen var i sin tid den billigste \u00a9 Frank Andreassen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/001586_Frank-Andreassen_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"R\u00f8dfargen var i sin tid den billigste \u00a9 Frank Andreassen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/006157_Kristian-Nashoug_www.lofoten.info_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1714\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/006157_Kristian-Nashoug_www.lofoten.info_-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Gammelt og v\u00e6rbitt\u00a9 Kristian Nashoug\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/006157_Kristian-Nashoug_www.lofoten.info_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Gammelt og v\u00e6rbitt\u00a9 Kristian Nashoug\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Moskenes\u00f8ya in Lofoten \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: P\u00e5 p\u00e5ler helt nede i vannkanten \u00a9 Terje Rakke<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: R\u00f8dfargen var i sin tid den billigste \u00a9 Frank Andreassen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Gammelt og v\u00e6rbitt\u00a9 Kristian Nashoug<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-name-rorbu-comes-from-old-norwegian\">The name RORBU comes from old Norwegian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Where does this word come from? BU is a Norwegian word for a (little) house, and has clear links to the verb \u201cbo\u201d, to live. So it seems that the name refers to a small house to live in, but \u201cbu\u201d is also used in other contexts such as \u201credskabpsbu\u201d, which is the Norwegian word for a shack where tools are kept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first part of the word RORBU stems from the Norwegian word \u201cRo\u201d, to row. For centuries, fishermen travelled to the area in their rowing boats \u2013 it was not until the nineteenth century that motors were added to fishing boats. In the early years, then, people literally \u201crowed fish\u201d. Even after three generations of motorboats, the Norwegian still speak of \u201cro fiske\u201d (row fish) to refer to participating in a fishing expedition. So it seems likely that \u201cRorbu\u201d means \u201cthe house where fishermen lived while they rowed fish\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005512_Christian-Ringer_www.nordnorge.com-Copy-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1703\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005512_Christian-Ringer_www.nordnorge.com-Copy-2048x1363.jpg\" alt=\"Reine in Lofoten \u00a9 Christian Ringer\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005512_Christian-Ringer_www.nordnorge.com-Copy-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Reine in Lofoten \u00a9 Christian Ringer\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005486_Yngve-Ask_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1704\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005486_Yngve-Ask_www.nordnorge.com_-768x511.jpg\" alt=\"Mer moderne rorbuer ved Troms\u00f8 \u00a9 Yngve Ask\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005486_Yngve-Ask_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Mer moderne rorbuer ved Troms\u00f8 \u00a9 Yngve Ask\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/006261_Kristin-Folsland-Olsen_www.nordnorge.com-Copy-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/006261_Kristin-Folsland-Olsen_www.nordnorge.com-Copy-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Padling i et rorbumilj\u00f8  \u00a9 Kristin Folsland Olsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/006261_Kristin-Folsland-Olsen_www.nordnorge.com-Copy-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Padling i et rorbumilj\u00f8  \u00a9 Kristin Folsland Olsen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/809816217.jpg\" data-size=\"800x533\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/809816217-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Olstind sett fra ei rorbu \u00a9 Terje Rakke \/ Nordic Life\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/809816217.jpg\" data-caption=\"Olstind sett fra ei rorbu \u00a9 Terje Rakke \/ Nordic Life\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Reine in Lofoten \u00a9 Christian Ringer<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Mer moderne rorbuer ved Troms\u00f8 \u00a9 Yngve Ask<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Padling i et rorbumilj\u00f8  \u00a9 Kristin Folsland Olsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Olstind sett fra ei rorbu \u00a9 Terje Rakke \/ Nordic Life<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rorbu-cabins-were-built-along-the-caostline\">Rorbu cabins were built along the caostline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rorbu cabins were originally built right down on the shoreline, often on poles in the water, with natural access to the rowing boats right next to the cabin. Many fishing villages gradually became densely built-up, with the red cabins \u2013 and fish processing buildings \u2013 dominating the townscape. Red fish-oil paint was the cheapest and most commonly used paint, but a different colour \u2013 ochre \u2013 gradually gained in popularity. The Rorbu cabins and the large number of racks for drying the fish create a special environment in the fishing villages of Lofoten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/808154632-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/808154632-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/808154632-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/808154632-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/808154632.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the term \u201cRorbu cabin\u201d has been used to refer to houses and cabins located elsewhere than in Lofoten, but the story of authentic \u201cRorbu cabins\u201d is still closely linked to Lofoten. Many of the Rorbu cabins you can stay in today are the genuine article, even though they have been renovated to provide the comforts that travellers expect today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-birdwatching todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-eat-and-stay todo-fishing todo-midnight-sun todo-natural-highlights todo-northern-lights todo-photo todo-vikings todo-winter-fishing facilities-sustainability facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-salten region-lofoten malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-leave-no-tracer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-modernist malgrupper-slow-traveller wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/via-querinissima-the-cultural-route-between-rost-and-venice\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 62% 41%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Uke42QueriniBodoFotoVidarThorbjornsen-Arktisk-Filharmoni22-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tLofoten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Via Querinissima &#8211; the cultural route between R\u00f8st and Venice<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by Roger Johansen<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">March 26, 2020<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=coastal-culture\" rel=\"tag\">Coastal Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=culture-and-history\" rel=\"tag\">Culture and history<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=eat-and-stay\" rel=\"tag\">Eat and stay<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":9180,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","vnn_header_layout":"featured","vnn_header_layout_image_id":7231,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_x":0.53,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_y":0.84,"vnn_header_layout_description":"","vnn_header_layout_url":"","vnn_header_layout_url_text":"","vnn_header_layout_photographer":"Roger Johansen ","vnn_header_layout_video_id":"","vnn_header_layout_yt_id":"","vnn_header_layout_vimeo_id":"","teft_location_geodata_lat":67.93256478119,"teft_location_geodata_lng":13.08232899596,"teft_cards_image_id":9180,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"teft_cards_title":"","teft_cards_excerpt":"","footnotes":""},"todo":[33,19,61],"facilities":[],"season":[],"region":[],"malgrupper":[22,23],"class_list":["post-4888","artikler","type-artikler","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","todo-coastal-culture","todo-culture-and-history","todo-eat-and-stay","malgrupper-culture-lover","malgrupper-heritage-explorer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - 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