, ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁as ▁the ▁M asc ots : ▁the ▁H åk ons ▁Hall ▁and ▁Krist ins ▁Hall . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games , ▁the ▁committee ▁subsequently ▁requested ▁ ▁visual ▁artists ▁Tor ▁Lind ru ps en ▁and ▁Jan ne ▁So lem ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁mas cot ▁along ▁the ▁cre ative ▁lines ▁of ▁H å kon ▁and ▁Krist in . ▁He ▁created ▁S ond re , ▁an ▁am put ated ▁t roll ▁to ▁represent ▁Nor se ▁myth ology ▁orig ins . ▁ ▁Historical ▁basis ▁The ▁mas c ots ' ▁names ▁refer ▁to ▁historical ▁figures ▁from ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁century ▁whose ▁fate ▁is ▁closely ▁linked ▁to ▁Norway ▁and ▁the ▁L ille ham mer ▁area : ▁H å kon ▁IV ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Norway ▁between ▁ 1 2 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 2 6 3 ▁and ▁Princess ▁Krist in ▁Sver ris d ott ir , ▁his ▁a unt . ▁They ▁lived ▁in ▁Norway ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁a ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁Bir ke be iner ▁and ▁Bag lers . ▁When ▁H å kon ▁H ak ons on ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁child ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁escape ▁L ille ham mer ▁through ▁the ▁mountains ▁with ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁due ▁to ▁threaten ing ▁by ▁the ▁Bag lers . ▁The ▁Princess ▁of ▁the ▁Bir ke be iner , ▁Krist in ▁Sver ris d ott ir , ▁married ▁mean while ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Bag lers ▁Fil ipp us ▁Sim ons son ▁in ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁peace