Eistein Guttormsen Kjørn, a.k.a. Østen Kjørn or Estin Kjørn, (1727–1805) was a Norwegian woodcarver.[1]

Kjørn's altarpiece in Sel Church

Kjørn was born at the Old Sandbu farm in Vågå.[2] He was one of the leading woodcarvers in the Gudbrand Valley. He followed in the footsteps of Jakob Klukstad, whom Kjørn observed while working on the decoration for Heidal Church.[1][2] In addition to woodcarving, Kjørn also wrote poems and psalms in the Vågå dialect, painted religious pictures, and carved soapstone gravestones.[1][2] Kjørn died in Heidal.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Aschehougs konversasjonsleksikon. Oslo: Aschehoug. 1970. p. 241.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eistein Guttormsson Kjørrn". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Vågå kirke". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Hauglid, Roar (1950). Akantus: Mestrene i norsk treskurd. Oslo: Mittet.