Rasmus Sivertsen Aarflot (January 17, 1792 – January 19, 1845) was a Norwegian ''

lensmann in modern Norwegian or in Danish and older Norwegian spelling (; ) is a term with several distinct meanings in Nordic history. The Icelandic equivalent was a . Fief-holder The term traditionally referred to a holder of a royal fief in Denmark ...

'', editor, and member of the

Storting The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list propo ...

. Rasmus Aarflot was the son of the ''lensmann'' and community educator

Sivert Aarflot Sivert Knudsen Aarflot (October 23, 1759 – April 14, 1817) was a Norwegian figure in popular education. He worked as a schoolteacher in Volda in the Sunnmøre district and then served as a ''lensmann''. Life Aarflot is known for his work in co ...

, and the brother of the writer

Berte Canutte Aarflot Berte Canutte Aarflot (3 January 1795 – 29 October 1859) was a Norwegian Christian hymnwriter and author within the Haugean Movement (''haugianere''). Personal and early life Berte Canutte Aarflot was born at Årflot, a family farm located in ...

. He was the first postmaster in

Volda Volda may refer to: Places *Volda Municipality Volda is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre i ...

, and starting in 1816 its ''lensmann''. Rasmus Aarflot took over his father's print shop and published various periodicals to promote community education (e.g., ''

Norsk Landboeblad ''Norsk Landboeblad'' was a former Norwegian newspaper published during the early 1800s. ''Norsk Landboeblad'' was published in the community of Volda in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It had a circulation of 600, a considerable number at that time. T ...

''). He represented Romsdal County in the Storting in 1824, 1827–1828, 1833, and 1839. He was also elected in 1845, but died before serving. Rasmus Aarflot was a close acquaintance of the philologist

Ivar Aasen Ivar Andreas Aasen (; 5 August 1813 – 23 September 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, playwright, and poet. He is best known for having assembled one of the two official written versions of the Norwegian language, Nynorsk, from ...

; it was through Aarflot's book collection that the young Aasen had access to his first reading material. Rasmus Aarflot was the father of the editor and Storting member Mauritz Aarflot (1821–1904).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aarflot, Rasmus Norwegian editors Møre og Romsdal politicians 1792 births 1845 deaths 19th-century Norwegian civil servants 19th-century Norwegian writers Members of the Storting 1845–1847 Members of the Storting 1839–1841 Members of the Storting 1833–1835 Members of the Storting 1827–1829 Members of the Storting 1824–1826