BRATLANDSDAL (i.e. Bratland valley)  , a gorge of southern Norway in Stavanger amt (county), formed by the Bratland river, a powerful torrent issuing into Lake Suldal . A remarkable road traverses the gorge by means of cuttings and a tunnel, and the scenery is among the most magnificent in Norway . It is usually approached from Stavanger by way of Sand and Lake Suldal, and the road divides above the gorge, branches running north to Odde and south-east through Telemarken . The junction of the roads is near Breifond, 13 M. above Naes at the mouth of the river, on the west shore of, Lake Roldal, which is fed by the snowfield to the west, north and east, and is drained by the Bratland river .