There's an old story that Hoven was named after the Norse god Odin's horse Sleipner, who, while riding over the mountain, kicked his hoof and left a powerful imprint on the side of the mountain. No one knows if it's entirely true, but the view is as powerful and magical as ever. The difference is that now it's available to everyone - not just the old gods and the fit.
Legend has it that Odin and his eight-legged horse Sleipner jumped over the fjord from mt. Auflemfjellet to the top of the mountain above Lostranda, which is now called Hoven.
On this stormy day, they were travelling around Auflemåsen towards Lohøgdene and wanted to take the shortcut over Lobukta to the top of the mountain above Lostranda. Odin waited for a good wind to grab Sleipner and lift him into the sky.
Soon a strong wind came up, Sleipner lost his footing and they were both lifted from the slopes. They almost reached Skåla, but the wind was calmer in the valley and they could finally move towards the mountain above Lostranda.
When they reached the mountain, Sleipner lost his balance, but he put his eight hofs down hard and grabbed hold near the edge of the mountain. But he kicked a large chunk off - the scar we still see today.
Odin - the God of knowledge and wisdom
Odin (Norse: Óðinn) is, according to Norse mythology, the most powerful and wisest of Gods. Odin is associated with healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and is the husband of the goddess Frigg. Norse mythology was the Viking’s religion. Read more about Odin on Wikipedia.
Hugin and Munin
In Norse mythology, Hugin and Munin were a pair of ravens that flew across the human (Midgard) and the god’s world (Asgard), observing what was said and done. When dusk was near they would return to Odin’s shoulders, whispering to him what they had observed. Thus, it was said, that Odin was the wisest among the gods. The two cabins that transports people from the fjord to Mt. Hoven has been named after the ravens - Hugin and Munin.