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A look at Leif Erikson, the Viking who discovered America

What’s inside? Nyheter / News 2-3 Man oppdager ikke nytt land « Business uten å være villig til å miste 4-5 Hall of fame induction for LEA kysten av syne i lang tid. » Opinion 6-7 – André Gide Sports 8-9 The now-defunct Leif Erikson Association is honored Research & Science 10 for its role in seeing Leif Erikson Day established Arts & Entertainment 11 Taste of Norway 12-13 Judith Gabriel Vinje Norway near you 14-15 Los Angeles Travel 16-17 Norwegian Heritage 18-19 It’s that time of year again, when Norwegian of impassioned campaigning by Norwegian Ameri- Norsk Språk Americans—and their neighbors—can look with pride cans and others to debunk the long-held tradition that 20-21 on the discovery of America by a distant and very Nor- Christopher Columbus was the “discoverer” of the Fiction 22 dic ancestor. continent. Barneblad 23 October 9 is nationally observed as Leif Erikson This year, as parades and other festivities are held Bulletin Board 24 Day, the crowning achievement of a group of Los across the U.S., the observance will be recognized Angeles-based Scandinavian Americans who banded with the induction into the Scandinavian American together to convince government leaders that such a Hall of Fame in California of the Leif Erikson Asso- $1 = NOK 7.975 commemoration was needed—and well-deserved. ciation—which ceased to exist in 1996, decades after updated 10/03/2016 Now an annual observance in honor of a Scan- accomplishing its goal. In comparison dinavian Viking who was the first European to step 09/03/2016 8.3182 foot on the North American continent, it took decades See > leif page 18 04/03/2016 8.3159 10/03/2015 8.3859 Annika Saur stands in front of the Leif Erikson statue in Duluth, Minn. Photo: Andrew Saur 2 • October 7, 2016 Nyheter fra Norge theNorwegianamerican Nyheter Norges første klimalov er lagt frem Slår alarm om Lofoten: — Det haster å innføre turistskatt Klima- og miljømin- Naturen i Lofoten tåler ikke trykket av ister Vidar Helgesen turister i sommermånedene. Reiselivs- sjefen og næringslivet slår nå alarm og sendte ut landets mener det haster å finne en løsning på slitasjeproblemene. De siste årene har Lo- første klimalov på foten opplevd en formidabel økning i antall besøkende, uten at det er utelukkende høring den 4. oktober positivt for regionen. Turister setter opp telt på kirkegårder, omtaler skoger som Arild Færaas “the forest of sh*t” og stier forsvinner og Aftenposten erstattes av gjørmesumper. — Det begyn- ner å haste med å få til en lovendring. Vi Dersom loven brytes, får det ingen retts må få inn inntekter til å bevare naturen lige konsekvenser. Miljøpartiet de Grønnes i Lofoten. Stier må gjøres robuste og Rasmus Hansson mener Regjeringen har sanitæranlegg og renovasjonsanlegg må laget en så uforpliktende lov som mulig. bygges. I tillegg må dette vedlikeholdes, Klima- og miljøminister Vidar Helgesen mener reiselivssjef i Lofoten, Elisabeth sendte ut landets første klimalov på høring Dreyer. Også andre turistdestinasjoner tirsdag 4. oktober. sliter med å finansiere infrastrukturen for Poenget med loven er ifølge statsråden Foto: Ørn Borgen / Aftenposten den stadig økende turismen. å regulere forholdet mellom regjeringen og Vidar Helgesen mener at klimaloven ikke bør være for detaljert. (John Inge Johansen, Johannes Ødegård, Stortinget i klimapolitikken. & Katrine Olsen Sørgård, NRK) I lovforslaget som Aftenposten har sett, står det eksplisitt at loven ikke gir privatper- des, svarer Helgesen. med Parisavtalen, sier Vidar Helgesen. Frykter at 34 lam kan være stjålet soner mulighet til å bruke loven til å gå til Dersom klimaloven blir vedtatt av Han viser til at lavutslippssamfunn i Sauebonde Geir Ola Disserud (26) været søksmål om klimaloven brytes. Stortinget, lovfester den at Norge i 2030 skal ulike sammenhenger er definert som mellom noe galt da 34 lam var borte fra sommer- Men fordi fremtidige stortingspolitikere kutte 40 prosent av klimagassene sammen- 80 og 95 prosent klimagasskutt. beitet. — Jeg er usikker på hva som har og regjeringer blir rettslig forpliktet, vil det lignet med 1990. — Vi må ha evne til å tilpasse oss, både skjedd, om noen skulle ha fårikål eller bidra til forutsigbarhet og langsiktighet i kli- Det står også i lovforslaget at Norge skal de har vært ute etter noe annet, sier Dis- mapolitikken, står det videre. bli et lavutslippssamfunn i 2050, uten at det Se > Klimalov, side 21 serud til VG. Han har funnet tre avklipte — Hva kan konsekvensene bli for en står noe konkret tall for utslippskutt halvveis øremerker fra dyrene, men mangler fort- regjering som i 2030 ikke klarer å oppfylle ut i århundret. English Synopsis: Norway’s first law on climate satt 31 sauer, skriver lokalavisen Eidsvoll klimaloven? — Det er uvanlig med slik tallfesting, change has been proposed by the government. Min- Ullensaker Blad, som omtalte saken først. — Det vil være opp til Stortinget å vur- men vi gjør det for 2030, for det er allerede ister of Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen Særlig de avklipte øremerkene gjør at den dere. Slik er det med lover som ikke overhol- innmeldt som en forpliktelse i forbindelse turned in the law for consultation on October 4. unge sauebonden frykter noen har vært ute og stjålet dyrene. — Nei, det finnes ikke noe rovdyr i Feiring, og jeg har funnet øremerker som er fjernet, så jeg ten- ker at det er tjuveri, sier Disserud. I til- 70 år opp Stoltenberg var aktuell legg til lammene er også tre søyer savnet. Det er ikke uvanlig at noen av dyrene i en Stoltenbergs sjan- besetning kan forsvinne i løpet av beite- sesongen, men at et så stort antall dyr skal i flammer ser til å bli gener- bukke under, mener bonden er spesielt, skriver lokalavisen. Dyrene til Disserud Fortvilelse preger fly alsekretær i FN kan er en blanding av gammelnorsk sau, eller entusiaster etter brannen ha blitt ødelagt villsau, og gammelnorsk spælsau. Dis- serud har hatt 240 sauer på utmarksbeite på Skien Lufthavn denne sesongen, så det er en forholdsvis Runa Røed & Erlend Skevik stor del av besetningen som er borte. VG (Dennis Ravndal, VG) Roald Marker & Ragnar Lurås NRK Isfronten mellom Norge og Kina kan Kjøpte tre deler på finn.no— bygget ha ødelagt Jens Stoltenbergs sjanser til å bli ulovlige automatvåpen Deres historie på flyplassen strekker seg generalsekretær i FN. På nettet kan man enkelt kjøpe deler tilbake til 50-tallet. I sin selvbiografi «Min historie», som som lar en bygge høykapasitetsvåpenet — Det er uerstattelig historie som har ble lansert 30. sept., skriver Stoltenberg at AR-15. Nå slår politiet alarm og krever gått tapt. han under et besøk i New York i 2014 fikk Foto: Fornyingsdepartementet / Wikimedia strengere våpenlov. AR-15 er blant de Det sier Sven Hermansen, som er klare signaler om at han var ønsket som Ban Jens Stoltenberg er aktuell med selvbiografien 1000 våpnene som er beslaglagt av poli- flyplassjef på Skien Lufthavn Geiteryggen. Ki-moons etterfølger som generalsekretær i “Min Historie“ tiet i Grenland under etterforskningen av Mye av det historiske materialet som er FN. en sak der 32 personer er mistenkt for samlet om flyplassen gikk tapt, da det be «Jeg ble tatt imot av Geir O. Pedersen. brudd på våpenloven og for å ha solgt gynte å brenne på Geiteryggen natt til 29.09. På nytt ville han snakke med meg om mu- med det å ha gått av som statsminister. Man ulovlige, uregistrerte våpen til blant andre Leder for Grenland flyklubb, Steinar lige arbeidsoppgaver. Denne gangen fortalte nevnes i alle mulige sammenhenger. Om det kriminelle. Det spesielle med disse halv- Kolstad, kom til flyplassen da den stod i han meg at jeg var aktuell som ny general var reelt eller ikke, var vanskelig å vite», automatiske riflene er at de ifølge poli- flammer natt til torsdag. Han kan fortelle om sekretær i FN. Han mente at jeg ville ha skriver Stoltenberg. tiet er satt sammen av deler som er kjøpt et flammehav som kun eskalerte, og minner støtte i mange land. Hans vurdering var at Det var imidlertid et stort hinder mellom på finn.no. AR-15 er den sivile, halv og bygninger som raskt forsvant. også Russland ville akseptere det», skriver Stoltenberg og FN-jobben. automatiske utgaven av automatgeværet I år kan flyklubben feire 70 år, men det Stoltenberg i boken. På dette tidspunktet var det fullstendig som har vært amerikanske soldaters stan- som skulle bli et storstilt jubileumsår har Stoltenberg rådførte seg også med isfront mellom Norge og Kina etter freds dardvåpen siden 1967: M-16. 28. sept. blitt til noe helt annet. tidligere Ap-statsråd og visegeneralsekretær prisen til den kinesiske dissidenten Liu er M-16 i bruk 15 NATO-land, mens Fire veteranfly, bilder, dokumentasjon, i FN Terje Rød-Larsen. Også han mente at Xiaobo. I boken skriver Stoltenberg at han AR-15 er det vanligste våpenet brukt ved minner og lokaler. Alt har forsvunnet i flam- Stoltenbergs sjanser var gode. var klar over at forholdet til Kina kunne bli skoleskytinger i USA de siste tiårene. mer. Den totalskadde bygningsmassen in- På dette tidspunktet var Stoltenberg et problem i forhold til FN-jobben. Ifølge våpenforskriften er det tillatt å eie allerede lansert som mulig ny gener- AR-15 til øvelses- og konkurranseskyting Se > Flyhistorie, side 21 alsekretær i NATO, av Tysklands forbunds- Se > Stoltenberg, side 21 i Norge, forutsatt at våpenet ikke kan av- kansler Angela Merkel. Under besøket i New fyre helautomatisk ild. English Synopsis: The historic airport Skien Lufthavn York blir han varslet om at USA støtter hans English Synopsis: Jens Stoltenberg, head of NATO, (Per Annar Holm & Hans O. Torgersen & Geiteryggen was engulfed by flames the night of Sept. kandidatur. could be a candidate for the position of Secretary- 29. A lot of historical material collected there has been General at the UN. But the cold relations between Lene Li Dragland, Aftenposten ) «Først FN så Nato. Det hele ble vel mye. lost including four veteran airplanes. Jeg tenkte at dette sikkert var noe som fulgte Norway and China may have ruined his chances. theNorwegianamerican News October 7, 2016 • 3 Prize for Mosquitoland Norway’s kids This week in brief “Idiotic” trend feared at Trolltunga Norwegian prize fourth fittest Swedish tourist Sarah Persson recently saw a group of climbers flirting with given to translation of Study comparing fitness death in the quest for a perfect selfie. The levels of children in 50 British tourists used straps to help one bestselling American man dangle from Trolltunga. young adult novel nations ranks Norwegian Persson told The Local that even youngsters highly though the Brits “looked like they knew what they were doing,” she couldn’t be- M. Michael Brady lieve anyone would pull such a stunt from The Local Asker, Norway the famous Norwegian promontory. A tour guide with the company Troll- Norwegian kids ranked fourth in a study tunga Active also witnessed the tourists in One of the major events of the literary conducted by the University of North Da- the act of rigging themselves. The head of year in Norway is the celebration of Inter- kota (UND) and the Children’s Hospital of the company, Jostein Soldal, told broad- national Translation Day on or near Septem- Eastern Ontario that examined the aerobic caster NRK that the tour guide attempted ber 30, the feast day of Saint Hieronymus, fitness levels of children and youth. The to stop them. “They told him that they had Hieronymusfeiringen (Hieronymus Celebra- study centered around the so-called “beep seen others who had done similar things,” tion), named for the saint who first translated test,” a 20-meter shuttle run that is among Soldal said. “It’s idiotic behavior. You the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. the most commonly used fitness indicators in can fall and die; it’s that simple.” Hieronymus is the Latin form of the An- the world. The incident was hardly the first cient Greek name Hierónymos that is used Some 1.1 million kids between the ages time Trolltunga has attracted dangerous in many languages, including Norwegian; it of nine and 17 had their beep test results ana- behavior. In August, Norwegian climber corresponds to the English name Jerome. lyzed to draw conclusions about children’s Magnus Midtbø was criticized for post- The Hieronymus Celebration in Oslo on Norwegian Bokmål of American writer Da- fitness levels in the 50 countries examined. ing a photo to Instagram in which he was the evening of September 29 featured annual vid Arnold’s 2015 best-selling debut novel “If all the kids in the world were to line hanging from the edge of the rock. Au- awards by four organizations dealing with Mosquitoland. up for a race, the average Norwegian child thorities worried that the stunt risked en- translation from and into Norwegian. The The award panel’s justification of the would finish at the front of the pack, placed couraging others without Midtbø’s skills news for Norwegian Americans this year is award to translator Omland was straightfor- fourth out of 50,” Grant Tomkinson, the se- to risk their lives. that the prestigious Bastian Prize for trans- ward: Med stor dyktighet og presisjon tar nior author of the study, told The Local. (The Local) lated books for young readers, awarded by oversetteren trofast vare på mye av det in- Tomkinson, an associate professor of ki- Oversetterforeningen (The Norwegian As- nforstått erkeamerikanske i originalteksten, nesiology at the UND College of Education & Norwegian reaches three million sociation of Literary Translators), went to passengers in the US translator Stian Omland for a translation into See > translation, page 6 See > fitness, page 11 Norwegian reached its three million passenger mark in the United States after three years of long-haul service. The airline first launched from New York’s JFK Interna- 51,000 protest Norway wolf cull tional Airport in May 2013. Today, the airline offers 37 nonstop routes from the U.S. Politicians’ move to to Europe and seven nonstop routes from the U.S. to the French Caribbean. kill wolves to help “We look forward to adding even more transatlantic routes so that more protect livestock sees Americans are able to experience the Norwegian difference for themselves,” considerable protest said Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos. (Norwegian) Sarah Bostock & Michael Sandelson The Foreigner Snake on a plane causes stir The captain had to step in after a snake It is expected that around 68 wolves slithered on board a Scandinavian Air- roam in the wilderness areas of Norway, and lines (SAS) plane. as many as 47 will be shot under new plans. “I was in the back and saw the flight The petition to stop the culling, which attendants getting frantic. Then I saw currently has 51,344 signatures, states that something being caught and carried out Parliament’s “extermination policy” plan through the doors. It was a small snake,” could mean that 2017 could be “a fatal year passenger Erik Zettervall told Nyheter24. for wolves in Norway.” Two Grey Wolves. Photo: Caninest / Flickr “The captain carried it outside and Parliament adopted a new population placed it on the lawn. It was around 10 to management goal of four to six breeding 15 centimeters long,” SAS press spokes- pairs of wolves in Norway in 2016. The Norwegian Environment Agency the Norwegian parliament in 2004 and 2011 person Anna Kansell told Nyheter24. Around two million sheep are left to believes the “relentless hunting” wiped out had agreed populations of carnivores must The passengers were not alerted to graze in forests and mountains every year the population in 1960s and today’s wolves be allowed to co-exist with livestock. the find, which is believed to have been a in Norway, and often left unsupervised. The are descendants of those who entered into “Shooting 70% of the wolf population is non-venomous grass snake native to Swe- Guardian reported that around 1,500 are Norway from Sweden. not worthy of a nation claiming to be cham- den, and the plane continued the journey. killed by wolves, as 100,000 sheep will have Norwegian agriculturally-oriented pub- pioning environmental causes,” she told The The incident was largely overshad- died from poisonous plants, drowning, traf- lication Nationen reported that it concluded Guardian. owed by another airline-related headline fic accidents, and diseases. that wolf numbers in Sweden have declined Hunters were unable to kill these crea- sparked by a Syrian mother giving birth With an estimated 12,000 wolves left in in recent years, but it is unsure regarding tures without a license during 1973. Last on a plane from Turkey to Stockholm. Europe, conservationists are concerned that how the species has developed. year’s announcement by the government The Arabic-speaking woman went the wolf population is already dwindling and Nina Jensen, chief executive of World concerning hunting wolves saw 11,571 hunt- into labor halfway through the flight and that they are listed as “critically endangered” Wildlife Fund (Norway) says the losses to confessed that she had boarded the plane in Norway due to frequent culling. farmers from wolves had been minimal and See > wolves, page 6 well into the ninth month of her pregnancy. The baby was born with the help of a This week’s news from Norway is brought to you through partnerships with: number of passengers, one of whom was a nurse, and was taken to hospital with the mom as soon as they landed. “It was a wonderful and healthy baby,” Nisrin Sabuncu Hajar, who helped in the deliv- ery, told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. www.thelocal.no & theforeigner.no (The Local) 4 • October 7, 2016 Business theNorwegianamerican Business News & Notes Yara turns residue into resource Running like a clock on the seabed Iris.AI democratizes Yara is turning around three million tons The world’s first subsea gas compression of mine tailings material into feedstock, system has now been in operation for one reducing impact on the environment and year on the Åsgard field. The system has access to research securing the supply of a key raw material. been running like a Swiss clock with prac- Yara has clinched a deal with Pyhäsal- tically no stops or interruptions. mi Mine Oy (First Quantum Minerals Ltd), In September 2015 Statoil and its part- This company helps you to understand the ensuring an estimated 10-year supply of py- ners started up the world’s first subsea gas science behind your favorite TED talks rite, which will be extracted from the tail- compression system in the Norwegian Sea. ings ponds at the nearby mining operation. “Quality in all sections of the project Pyrite is an essential raw material for and also during operation has contributed Yara Siilinjärvi, which mainly produces to maintain a system regularity of close to NPK fertilizers, sulphuric acid, and phos- 100% through its first year of operation,” phoric acid. The mineral is used due to its says Halvor Engebretsen, vice president for easy availability from the Pyhäsalmi copper Åsgard operations. mine, which has been supplying the plant With this groundbreaking technology, with the raw material for the last 30 years. the recovery from the Mikkel and Midgard But this reliable supply line came un- reservoirs has been increased by as much as der threat when First Quantum Minerals 306 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), announced it would close the mine in 2018. corresponding to a medium-sized field on Although operations at the mine would the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and end, there was still pyrite in the tailing extending the field’s life to 2032. ponds of the mine, so Yara approached the “During the first year of operation we mining company to see if they would be have raised production by an excess of 16 willing to sell it. The two parties struck a million boe. Based on today’s prices the deal worth between 80 and 120 million dol- value added amounts to more than NOK 5 lars, depending on market variables. billion,” says Engebretsen. The deal will allow Yara Siilinjärvi to The recovery rate from the Midgard maintain production using existing assets, and Mikkel reservoirs on Åsgard has been and avoid the large investment in new as- raised from 67% to 87% and from 59% to sets it would have needed in order to pro- 84% respectively. duce sulphuric acid with other feedstock. “Åsgard subsea gas compression is As well as being a good solution for one of Statoil’s most radical innovation Photo courtesy of Nordic Startup Bits both companies, it’s also better for the en- projects. The technology represents a quan- This is your brain on data? vironment. 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Scantrol Deep Vision won this year’s Nor-Fishing Innovation Award for their underwater camera system for fish measurement and sorting in the trawl. Norway’s Minister of Fisheries, Per Sandberg, handed over the award at the official opening of the Nor-Fishing fair on August 16. On behalf of the company, Sales and Marketing Coordi- nator Hege Hammersland-White said that the company was humbled to be awarded the prize and saw it as an acknowledgement of the long-term development of a system that will revolutionize the way we harvest the ocean’s resources. In 2014 Scantrol decided to transition their marine research to the Scantrol Deep Vision company, which would pursue a Photos courtesy of Deep Vision unique focus on marine research products. Above: A screenshot of the system with length measurement. This resulted in a new drive to develop Right: Deep Vision in the trawl. cutting-edge solutions for fish sampling and surveying. The Scantrol companies are both located in the Sandviken harbor of Bergen, a in the trawl that takes images of all fish pass- it possible to program and automatically sort Rasmus Falck is a strong stone’s throw from the city center. This way ing through. The system is currently being the catch in the trawl by species and length. innovation and entrepre- they can keep close to the knowledge they used for research purposes by measuring fish Deep Vision is a great leap towards more sus- neurship advocate. The au- have developed over a number of years of for size and species without needing to bring tainable fisheries and ethical harvesting of the thor of “What do the best working with control systems for fisheries, them onboard the vessel and subsequently world’s marine resources. According to Ham- do better” and “The board marine research, and offshore industries. The discard them. It is being developed for use in mersland-White, the award money gives the of directors as a resource two companies also share a worldwide sales commercial trawl fisheries where the skipper company the opportunity to meet with fisher- in SME,” he received his and support network. will be able to program the system for size men and discuss how the system can best be masters degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently The Deep Vision team is dedicated to and species of desired catch. Deep Vision implemented for use in trawl fisheries. lives in Oslo, Norway. the development and sales of the new com- will automatically sort the catch in the trawl pany’s measuring board, the FishMeter, and so that desired catch goes into the trawl and the underwater camera system, Deep Vision. the rest swims through. To develop these products, they have worked After years of development, the Deep the in close cooperation with the Institute of Ma- Vision system is now available for rental and rine Research in Bergen, which is located just sale for research purposes, revolutionizing Hearthstone across the fjord. They are partners in the Cen- fish surveys by sampling in the trawl without ter for Research-based innovation in sustain- the need to bring the fish on board the vessel. able fish capture and processing technology. In a few years, a new system will be devel- Deep Vision is a light system mounted oped for use in commercial fisheries, making

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< translation An opinion column about current issues in From page 3 Norway and the United States samtidig som bokas mer avanserte, kulturel- Join the conversation! le referanser blir oppfinnsomt hjemliggjort On the EDGE til det norsk-gjenkjennelige. (With skill and precision, the translator has faithfully repli- A Norwegian take on the gun laws debate cated much of the veritable American ver- nacular of the original text, while brilliantly transcribing the book’s more advanced, cultural references into familiar equivalents in Petter Wilhelmsen contemporary Norwegian.) Dobbs Ferry, NY Moreover, save for the language of the text on it, the cover of the Norwegian trans- The United States is in the middle of lation is identical to the cover of the origi- an election, and the political distance be- nal American book. This, then, might rank tween the two parties has never been big- Myggland / Mosquitoland as the Norwegian- ger. In the midst of budget deficits, con- American book of the year. gressional gridlocks, and comprehensive healthcare bills, we see a gun law debate The book: Mygglandet by David Ar- that is approaching a critical point. This nold, translated into Norwegian Bokmål topic keeps on making headlines, and it by Stian Omland, Oslo, 2015, Gyldendal is getting somewhat old. Norsk Forlag, 384 pages hardcover, ISBN According to the Swiss Small Arms 9788205467149. Survey, the United States ranks as the number one country in gun ownership with 88.8 guns per 100 residents. Now, < wolves this makes sense, both because of the infamous Second Amendment, but also From page 3 because of the cultural and historical role Photo: Slowking4 / Wikimedia Commons ers registering for licenses to shoot 16. guns have in America. A recent march on Washington for gun control drew sizeable crowds. Is it time for a change? Scientists argue that taking animals (in- Statistics from the Centers for Dis- cluding predators) and plants out of the en- ease Control and Prevention, and a study vironment will greatly impact all wildlife as on the relationship between gun owner- number of guns (both licit and illicit) held by portant for this little country. Due to the they play “a unique and crucial role in the ship and firearm homicide rates, show civilians is estimated to be 4,060,000. With short growing season in Norway, agricul- way an ecosystem functions,” National Geo- that states with more guns have more a total population of about 56 million people ture has always been limited and hunting graphic reported. deaths. However, the country that follows (which makes the number of guns per 100 was an important alternative food source. “Without keystone species, the ecosys- only 10 places behind the U.S. in gun residents 7.25), England and Wales have one Because it is so peaceful today you might tem would be dramatically different or cease density had only four killings by guns in gun homicide for every 1 million people. In also imagine that Norway has not gone to exist altogether. 2015. Norway, with a population of only comparison, there were 8,124 gun homicides through the same violent history that A keystone species “plays a unique and about five million people, has roughly 1.3 in the U.S. in 2014, which has six times the America has, but this is not true. Norway crucial role in the way an ecosystem func- million guns (around 500,000 registered population of England and Wales. was used as a tossing ball between Den- tions,” writes the publication. gun owners; this equals about 26 guns If not population, could the difference mark and Sweden for centuries, eventual- Decisions made by Norwegian Regional per 100 residents), yet only a tiny fraction possibly be the gun laws? Former presiden- ly given to Sweden as spoils of war. Over Management Authorities regarding culling of the killings in Norway are committed tial candidate Cruz said at one point that “the the 500 years of occupation, Norway was of wolves can be appealed to the Ministry of with guns. jurisdictions with the strictest gun control involved in several wars, including a Climate and Environment. A reasonable explanation for this laws, almost without exception … have the massive Swedish invasion, which led to a Officials will handle complaints “with difference would be the size of the popu- highest crime rates and the highest murder due regard to the Parliament’s decision on lation. At least that is what some gun sup- rates.” He was of course referring to areas See > guns, page 18 the population management goal, and will be porters argue, but it is simply not true. In in the United States, but it turns out that the Japan, which has a population of about statistics in the U.S. are not clear enough on consistent with the Berne Convention, The Petter Wilhelmsen lives Nature Diversity Act, and the regulations 127 million people, the estimated total this either way, and that it is in fact just too in Rosendal, Norway, regarding large carnivores in Norway,” it is number of guns (both licit and illicit) difficult to determine based on only the regu- and studies at Mercy stated. held by civilians is 710,000 (less than lations. However, if we turn back to Norway College, New York, According to them, the government is one gun per 100 residents), but they also again, we might find a clearer answer. with a major in En- committed to ensuring wolves’ survival in have very strict gun laws and the rate Although the small Norwegian popula- trepreneurship. He Norway. “I acknowledge that this is a diffi- of homicides by firearm was 0.01 per tion is famous for their peacefulness, which currently works as a cult and controversial matter. The final de- 100,000 people in 2013. In the UK the includes low crime rates, high living stan- Norwegian to English cision will be made on the basis of careful numbers are also low, as steps have been dards, and awarding the Nobel Peace Prize translator, and his interests include politics, considerations. As the responsible minister taken to reduce gun violence. The total every year, guns have traditionally been im- computer games, sports, and guitar. for the appeals process I cannot comment The opinions expressed by opinion writers featured in “On the Edge” are not necessarily those of The Norwegian American, and our publication of those views is not an further on the matter at this stage,” Vidar endorsement of them. 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Molly Jones The Norwegian American

Just a few weeks after Norway’s Olym- pic squad brought home a disappointing four bronze medals, 25 Norwegians headed to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the 2016 Para- lympic Games. From September 7 to 18, the athletes competed in 39 medal events in 10 different sports: archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, equestrian dressage, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, and table tennis. The top medal contenders heading into Rio were considered to be swimmers Sarah Louise Rung and Andreas Bjørnstad, rower Birgit Skarstein, sailor Bjørnar Erikstad, Tommy Urhaug in table tennis, and Ann Cathrin Lübbe in equestrian dressage. Erikstad, a four-time Paralympian who competes in 2.4mR sailing, had the honor of carrying the Norwegian flag into the opening ceremony. “When it became clear that the sailors would attend the opening ceremony, the choice was obvious. Bjørnar is a veteran of the Paralympics and a solid representative of Photo courtesy of Norges Idrettsforbund the culture who always contributes positively Andreas Bjørnstad, Sarah Louise Rung, and Ann Cathrin Lübbe, Norway’s medal-winners in the Paralympics. in the Norwegian squad,” said Olympiatop- pen’s Chef de Mission, Cato Zahl Pedersen. “It was very nice to be asked,” says Throughout the Games, the Norwegian Five medals for Sarah Louise Rung earned a score of 72.878 from the judges and Erikstad. “It is an honor to carry the flag in Paralympians ended up surpassing the re- The clear star of the squad was 26-year- was joined on the podium by Susanne Sune- front of the Norwegian team, so this is some- sults from the Olympics, taking eight med- old swimmer Sarah Louise Rung. sen of Denmark in silver and Louise Etzner thing I’m looking forward to.” als: three gold, two silver, and three bronze. On the first day of competition, Rung— Jakobsson of Sweden in bronze. who went into the Games with the goal of The achievement was especially emo- earning five medals—took Norway’s first tional for Lübbe this time around; Donatello medal, a bronze, in the 200-meter freestyle. had originally belonged to her student, Mina Li Zhang of China took the gold ahead of Skogheim, who died in a traffic accident in Komme i for en tur og lunsj! Spanish Teresa Perales in silver. 2013 at the age of 18. Skogheim’s dream had Two days later, Rung managed to make been to take Donatello to the Olympics, so it to the final of the 50-meter butterfly fol- instead of selling the horse, her parents gave lowing one of the worst swims in her career the horse to Lübbe. in the qualifying heat to take the silver be- “Her parents are here,” said Lübbe. “It hind Chinese Xihan Xu. means everything. It’s so important to me.” In the 100-meter breaststroke the next In the grade III individual freestyle day, Rung dominated from the start. With a test, Lübbe impressed once again, even ex- time of 1:44.94, Rung beat second-place Gi- ceeding her own expectations. With 73.800 ulia Ghiretti of Italy by over five seconds to points, she was just .050 behind gold-medal take her first gold in Rio. winner Sanne Voets of the Netherlands. Keeping the momentum going, Rung “This is so much better than what I had crushed her competition in the 200-meter expected. I am so proud of Donatello and I medley on Sept. 15. Her time of 3:15.83 was am actually quite proud of myself as well,” a personal best and over 20 seconds ahead of she said. Perales in second place. On Sept. 16, the Norwegian impressed Andreas Bjørnstad earns bronze everyone when she earned her fifth medal— In his Paralympic debut, 19-year-old an unanticipated bronze in the 50-meter Andreas Bjørnstad set a PR of almost five backstroke. She finished what is considered seconds on the 400-meter freestyle, taking a to be her best race yet in 45.40, behind Czech bronze with his time of 4:53.61. Bela Trebinova in second and Perales in first. Michael Jones and Jonathan Fox from “It is wonderful. The Paralympics have Great Britain took the gold and silver, re- been a lot tougher than I expected them to be, spectively. and I struggled a bit in the competition, but “This means everything. We have I still managed to take five medals, and I’m worked for this for so long and so many have very happy with that,” she told Aftenposten. been there for it,” said Bjørnstad. .. et ﬂott sted å bo! To recognize her outstanding success and Pedersen was impressed with the young major contribution to Norway’s medal count, swimmer’s performance. “This shows that Rung was chosen to carry the Norwegian flag we have more than Sarah Louise Rung to during the closing ceremony on Sept. 18. count on. Andreas will be very important in the next four years leading up to the Para- Áegis of Shoreline Emotional wins for Ann Cathrin Lübbe lympics in Tokyo,” he said. 14900 1st Avenue NE Twelve years after earning her first Shoreline, WA 98152 Paralympic gold in Athens, 45-year-old Ann Even though the Paralympic team 206-367-6700 Cathrin Lübbe took the gold in the equestri- didn’t manage to near their 15 medals from AegisofShoreline.com an grade III individual championship test in the 2000 Sydney Games—as Pedersen had Rio along with horse Donatello. hoped—they certainly managed to make “Now I am just incredibly satisfied. I am Norway proud with strong performances by very proud of Donatello,” said Lübbe, who rookies and veterans alike. theNorwegianamerican Sports October 7, 2016 • 9 Sports News Ruud wins Challenger debut & Notes 17-year-old tennis player Casper Ruud takes Copa Sevilla title in Cross-country: Norway-Sweden tour It was confirmed on September 30 that his first-ever Challenger tournament and jumps to 274 in the world a new cross-country tour will take place in Norway and Sweden in 2020. “We get to show off our sport in a way that will give cross-country skiing a lift,” said Åge Molly Jones Skinstad, Norway’s representative in the The Norwegian American International Ski Federation. (NRK) While most of the world’s top-ranked teenage tennis players were battling in the Boxing: “Never trained this hard” US Open Junior Championship early this Anne Sophie Mathis explains that she has September, 17-year-old Norwegian Casper worked harder than ever before leading Ruud was aiming a few levels higher: his de- up to the match against Cecilia Brækhus but ATP Challenger competition. on Oct. 1. The French boxer hoped to beat Ruud started the season ranked as the Brækhus in her own venue, but Brækhus, number 1 junior in the world—becoming who said of her own training, “You have the first Norwegian to earn that title—and to go all in,” dominated the fight and won has been competing at the ATP Futures level handily in the second round. where he has taken two wins and been the (NRK) runner-up three times. Photos: (left) robbiesaurus / Wikimedia, The next step up from the Futures cir- (above) Helge Mikalsen, VG cuit is the Challenger level, where successful Football: Lillestrøm captain sits out Left: Casper Ruud at the 2015 US Junior Open. match against Stabæk players earn ranking points with the hopes of Above: This April Ruud first made the top 500 qualifying for the ATP World Tour, the top adult tennis players, having already dominated The red card Frode Kippe earned against level of senior tennis competition. the youth circuit. Sogndal will stand, writes the local news- Ruud started the season outside of the paper Romerikes Blad. Two out of three Top 1,000 in the ATP Rankings, ranked 1,139 members in the Disciplinary Committee in the world overall, with the goal of making believed that the expulsion was warrant- it to the Top 500. Now the Norwegian can ed, which meant that the captain had to certainly say that he crushed his aspirations sit out the important game against Stabæk for the season. on October 1. After qualifying for the main draw of (NRK) the Copa Sevilla tournament—held Septem- tory and become the fourth youngest to ever nis player in the country at 17. ber 5-10 in Seville, Spain—Ruud continued win a debut Challenger tournament. “Tennis isn’t that big in Norway, but I Tennis: Loss for Ruud in China on to win seven matches over the course of “There were a couple of tough rallies in hope that it’ll blow up a little bit more there Casper Ruud lost 3-6, 6-7 against the eight days. In the second round, he earned the beginning and I felt pressure. But I got a if I do well,” commented Ruud. “There are Slovakian Viktor Troicki during the first his first Top 150 win over Slovakian Andrej break in the first and then I kind of felt in con- some enthusiastic fans there and they like round of the Chengdu Open in China. Martin 6-3, 6-3. In the quarterfinals, he faced trol after that. I played very well today with to follow me around and send me messages, Troicki is ranked number 32 in the world Íñigo Cervantes of Spain, who was ranked my forehand and backhand, and serve when which are nice to receive. Hopefully I can try and is the strongest opponent Ruud has number 75 at the time and was Ruud’s first I had to,” said Ruud in an interview with atp- to do the same as my dad and make tennis a met so far. opponent in the Top 100; after losing the first worldtour.com following his victory. “I strug- little more popular in Norway.” (NRK) set 3-6, the Norwegian took the next two sets gled a little bit toward the end, you know, got 6-1 and 6-4. Ruud also lost his first set in the a little nervous, but luckily I got it, and it was semifinals to Pedro Cachín of Argentina but great just to move your hands up in the air won the next 6-3 and 6-2 to advance to the knowing that you won the whole title.” finals. Following the competition, Ruud Tippeligaen “This is a really good tournament,” said jumped in the ATP rankings from 450 to an Ruud to atpworldtour.com. “I didn’t know impressive 274. what to expect because it was my first Chal- “This is the best he has done. He has Norway’s Premier League lenger, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. been ranked as number 1 in the world as a There have been people coming out to sup- junior, but this is senior tennis. He has beat results Standings port us and watch the matches, so it’s been three players in a row that are among the 101 really nice. It’s been a great experience to best in the world,” said his father, Christian 9/24 Sarpsborg 08 1 – 0 Viking Teams PLD PTS play some Challengers instead of Futures.” Ruud, who won 12 Challenger titles through- 9/24 Molde 1 – 3 Rosenborg 1. Rosenborg 26 65 In his final match of his Challenger de- out his own career in the 1990s and ranked as 2. Brann 26 45 but, Ruud faced 23-year-old Japanese Taro high as number 39 at his best. 9/25 Vålerenga 0 – 1 Aalesund 3. Odd 26 42 Daniel, ranked 101, who had previously won Casper Ruud is now only the third Nor- 9/25 Lillestrøm 1 – 2 Sogndal 4. Molde 26 41 four Challenger titles. The pressure didn’t wegian to get a victory in ATP Challenger 5. Haugesund 26 41 seem to faze the Norwegian much, however, Tour history, after his father and Jan Frode 9/25 Start 1 – 0 Haugesund and he beat Daniel 6-3, 6-4 to take the vic- Andersen, and is already the top-ranked ten- 6. Sarpsborg 08 26 40 9/25 Brann 1 – 0 Tromsø 7. Viking 26 39 9/25 Strømsgodset 1 – 1 Odd 8. Strømsgodset 26 36 9. Sogndal 26 35 9/26 Stabæk 1 – 0 Bodø/Glimt The Scandinavian Hour 10. Aalesund 26 32 Celebrating over 50 years on the air! 9/30 Bodø/Glimt 4 – 2 Strømsgodset 11. Vålerenga 26 30 10/1 Stabæk 1 – 2 Lillestrøm 12. Bodø/Glimt 26 30 KKNW – 1150 AM 13. Tromsø 26 30 10/1 Sogndal 0 – 0 Brann Saturdays 9 – 10 a.m. PST 14. Stabæk 26 27 Streaming live on the internet at: 10/2 Haugesund 1 – 1 Sarpsborg 08 15. Lillestrøm 26 26 16. 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M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway

The use of wood as a building material has long been marginal in today’s steel and concrete cityscapes. That may soon change, in face of a renaissance in wood building technology driven in part by environmental concern. A building finished last December in Norway may well mark the turning point. The longevity of wood as a building material is nigh legendary. Hōryū-ji, liter- ally “The Temple of the Flourishing Law,” in Nara Prefecture, Japan, is among the world’s oldest, if not the oldest known wooden building. Erected in the year 607, it has withstood weather and earthquakes for 14 centuries, the peak of its 32 meter (105 ft.) pagoda intact. In Norway, the Heddal Stave Church, Photos: (left) Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, built in the early 13th century at Heddal in (above) courtesy of Teknisk Ukeblad Nottoden municipality in Norway, was long Then and now: Prior to the construction of Treet (above) in 2015, the country’s tallest wooden building, with the stave church at Heddal (left) was for centuries Norway’s tallest an overall height of 26 meters (85 ft.). It held wooden building. It was built in the early 13th century. that record for more than seven centuries, until last December, when a 14-story apartment building named Treet (The Tree) was finished in Bergen, its 62 apartments ready for occupancy. With an overall height of 51 meters (167 ft), Treet became not only Nor- way’s, but also the world’s tallest wooden building. The choice of a wood structure resulted from the goal of its owners, the Bergen og M. Michael Brady was Omegn Boligbyggelag (Bergen and Sur- educated as a scientist and roundings Cooperative Building Society) with time turned to writing to build a cost-effective, sustainable build- and translating. ing. Aside from being a sustainable building material, wood has an advantage of light Treet consists of modules stacked to- rior was clad in metal and glass to protect the is finished in early 2017. And both the UBC weight; a wooden building weights about a gether using technologies developed for wood structural elements from rain. student housing building and Treet may soon fourth as much as an equivalent structure of wooden bridges and smaller prefabricated Treet’s world record height of 167 feet be dwarfed if the height record is returned to concrete and steel, so its foundations may be wooden buildings. Each module essentially will soon be surpassed by seven feet, when the Scandinavia by the building in Stockholm correspondingly smaller, a significant fac- is a large passive house. Concrete slabs were 18-story, 174 ft. high wooden-structure stu- of a 40-story, 436 ft. high proposed wooden tor for the location of Treet at the waterside, included at two levels to add weight and dent housing building now being built at the structure apartment building, appropriately near a bridge. keep the building from swaying. The exte- University of British Columbia in Vancouver named Tratoppen (The Tree Top).

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Melinda Bargreen Everett, Wash. Thor A. Larsen Fishkill, N.Y. Norway has emerged in recent years as a hotbed of musical creativity, cross-threading You may be wondering what a review of all kinds of classical, jazz, and folk elements Billy Boyle, A World War II Mystery, starring into completely new forms. One artist is a an Irish detective from Boston, is doing in a particularly good example of these new direc- Norwegian-American newspaper. Never fear! tions in both composition and performance: The two mysteries under investigation in Trygve Seim, a prolific Norwegian saxo- this book both involve the Norwegian Forces phonist and composer/arranger. Not only is in England in 1942. Author James Benn is a Seim the composer and central performer of student of WWII and he uses Boyle, a nephew his new CD for the ECM label, Rumi Songs of General Eisenhower, to solve crimes within (based on the mystical poetry of Jalaluddin the armed forces. In this particular book, Billy Rumi, 1207-1273), but he also appears this man and William Carlos Williams.” is assigned by Uncle Ike to uncover a German fall as a sideman on albums from Frode Halt- Here are the three other new ECM discs spy within the Norwegian forces. li, Iro Haarla, and Sinikka Langeland. of note that feature Trygve Seim as a per- In the process of becoming very famil- Together with the pure-voiced singer former in ensembles, including some with iar with the key leaders of the Norwegian Tora Augestad, inventive accordionist Frode his collaborators here: forces, Boyle interacts with King Haakon on Haltli, and mercurial cellist Svante Hen- • Accordionist Haltli’s Air, with the Ar- several occasions. Having access, he learns ryson, Seim sets the Rumi texts with sur- ditti Quartet and the Trondheim Soloists, the various officer sentiments about invad- prising variety of form and instrumentation. performing chamber music by Danish coming Norway, especially the planned Opera- On “Leaving My Self,” a mesmeric drone posers Bent Sørensen (b. 1958) and Hans tion Jupiter (not to be confused with the ac- features Augestad’s clear, floating vocal line Abrahamsen (b. 1952). tual Operation Jupiter, which was part of the boats” that ferried Norwegian saboteurs back moving in octaves with cello, in forms that • Ante Lucem, a major work for jazz Battle of Normandy). This invasion would and forth from Norway to the small islands suggest the idioms of India. quintet and symphony orchestra by Finnish cause significant loss of life and destruction off the coast that provided a modestly safe “Like Every Other Day” pairs Auges- pianist/harpist/composer Iro Haarla, includ- of Norwegian businesses. Another view was haven. The dramas on these boats as they tad’s airy vocal with ruminative, cool-jazz ing Seim as an ensemble member along with to use the home forces in Norway to rise dodged the German ships and cold weather based backgrounds and intriguing modu- the Norrlands Operans Symfoniorkester against their captors. The latter would be effectively are crisply described. lations. The deliberately breathy sax lines (Jukka Iisakkila, conductor). worse for Norway, as Germans had already Finally, the book clears up a long-time sometimes skate over the line between music • Singer/instrumentalist Sinikka Lange- shown their willingness to kill innocent ci- mystery for me, why the Allies never invad- and soft air. “Seeing Double” takes an entire- land’s The Magical Forest, performing new, vilians when attacked by home forces. All ed Norway using Operation Jupiter. ly unexpected turn into the rhythms of tango. experimental, and traditional-based ensemble of this makes interesting background for the This is a very readable book from an au- Other songs, such as “Drunk and the music that also features the Trio Mediaeval. novel. thor who is very knowledgeable on WWII. Madman,” present a more traditional jazz As with murder mysteries in general, the The second title in the series, The First format, with subtle vocal and accordion mak- detective examines every aspect of the crime Wave, really won’t have anything to do with ing room for the cello’s entrance bringing Melinda Bargreen is a and thereby gets a ring-side view on a broad Norway, as Boyle finds himself accompany- an alternative line for singer. The ensemble Seattle-based writer and spectrum of people who may potentially be ing the forces invading French Northwest flows as the various instruments smoothly composer whose career at involved. Similarly, Benn has Boyle interact Africa. But by then you just may, like Boyle, The Seattle Times began emerge with solos, then draw back in sup- with American forces and British forces in be along for the ride. in 1977. Her choral works port. Haltli’s accordion accompaniment rep- seeking to solve the identity of the spy. The include the “Norwegian resents his own improvisations. Folksong Suite.” Melinda reader is provided with a glimpse of the Brit- Seim used the contemporary, idiom- ish defeat at Dunkirk, as well as the amazing contributes to many pub- Born in Stavanger, Thor success of the King and the Norwegian civil- atic translations of the Rumi texts (which lications and is the author of Seattle Opera’s A. Larsen immigrated to were written in Farsi) by Coleman Barks, an forthcoming 50-year history book. She holds ians and troops who managed to bring out New York City with his American poet who spent seven years trans- B.A. and M.A. degrees from the UW, and a doc- Norwegian gold under the noses of the Ger- parents in 1948. Now re- forming the texts into what he called “the torate in English from the University of Cali- man army. In his search for the spy, Boyle tired from a 40-year career American free verse tradition of Walt Whit- fornia, Irvine. becomes very suspicious about the apparent as physicist and engineer, suicide of an important Norwegian officer. In Thor draws and paints, fact, he comes to believe there is a killer and and writes travel and arts a spy within the Norwegian forces. articles for a local publication. He’s been mar- < fitness Racing to solving the crimes, Boyle ried to Arlene for 49 years, and they have two From page 3 winds up going on one of the smaller “gun adult children and three grandsons. Human Development and senior author of the bottom at number 47 out of 50 and Tomkin- study, said that the children’s aerobic fitness son said that the strong overall performance results are “very insightful to overall popula- of Nordic countries was interesting from an Presented by Star Concert Productions, Berit Brevig, Director: tion health” but acknowledged that the results American point of view “because we can al- Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall • Thursday, October 27, 2016, 8pm don’t necessarily paint a complete picture. ways learn from countries with fit kids.” “We didn’t have good international data “We know that Scandinavian countries on diet,” he said. “Because we examined be- have very good physical activity infrastruc- Carine Gutlerner tween-country differences in fitness we were ture and government strategies and invest- piano interested in broad socio-economic corre- ments, as does the U.S., but poor overall Carine Gutlerner lates. Obesity was a weak negative correlate physical activity levels, also like the U.S., Excerpts from Anne Frank’s Diary with fitness in developed countries (fatter despite having better participation rates in American Premiere countries fared worse), climate was a strong organized sport and active transportation like Johannes Brahms positive correlate in developed countries cycling or walking to and from school than Sonata No. 3, Op. 5 in f minor (hotter countries fared better), and income the U.S.,” he told The Local. Frédéric Chopin inequality was a strong negative correlate in “They are also leaner than U.S. kids, Ballade no. 2, Op. 38 in f major developed countries (more equal countries which means it is easier for them to move Modest Mussorsky fared better).” their body through space and run over long Pictures at an Exhibition Norway was topped only by Tanzania, distances,” he added. Iceland, and Estonia. Norway’s southern The results of the study, which Tom- « Her playing is assured and geared to the cult of the artise in complete control. ...a neighbor Denmark ranked sixth while Swe- kinson said is the largest of its kind, were Sturm and Drang artist, capable of offering genuine moments of calm and tenderness. » den was in the middle of the pack at 26th. recently published in the British Journal of New Music Connoisseur The United States placed near the very Sports Medicine. 12 • October 7, 2016 Taste of Norway theNorwegianamerican A Taste of Norway with Andreas Viestad The host of the popular New Scandinavian Cooking chats about Nordic cuisine and life

Daytona Strong Taste of Norway Editor

One of the most recognizable faces of Norwegian cooking, at least to American au- diences, is Andreas Viested, host of the television series New Scandinavian Cooking. He’s author of the 2003 book Kitchen of Light: The New Scandinavian Cooking, which is just as pleasurable to read and cook from today, 13 years after its release. His Oslo restaurant, St. Lars, has been open since 2011, and he also opened the Geitmyra Culinary Center for Children that year, with the goal of teaching children where food comes from. I had a chance to meet Viestad at the Nor- dic Culinary Conference in Seattle this past spring, and I appreciated hearing about his experience with how his new Scandinavian cooking paralleled the rise of New Nordic cuisine—the movement that began in 2004. I asked Viestad if he’d be willing to talk about Norwegian food through the lens of his experience for The Norwegian American, as well as showing readers a bit about what life is like for him in Norway these days.

Daytona Strong: I am interested in the idea of what you spoke about at the Nordic Culi- nary Conference in Seattle, how your experi- Photo: Mette Randem ence in Scandinavian cooking paralleled the How the sausage is made: Making great use of fresh, local ingredients is key to Viestad’s cooking. rise of New Nordic cuisine but differed from it. Would you talk a bit about that? Andreas Viestad: When I was living in Bos- today, versus what is happening in Sweden, about the intersections of these branches? dictable, so we have no idea what we will do ton 15 years ago, I started reflecting on my Denmark, etc. Where would you put your AV: Well I think there are many more. The the next day. We have been fishing, forag- own culinary heritage. Up until then I had country in the bigger picture of the Nordic old or traditional Scandinavian food that is ing for mushrooms, harvesting seaweed and been interested in food as a way to experi- region? And what defines today’s Norwe- served in the U.S. is very different from the shells, and tending to our tiny garden. And ence the world. Now I had to deal with ques- gian food to you? traditional cooking that can still be found in now my kids are big enough to participate tions about what the food was like where I AV: We have gone from a period of great parts of Scandinavia. in all of these things; they were even part of came from. And my answer was not the old uncertainty, where most cooks and chefs in I think the important thing is that we the slaughtering of our pig and some sheep. I cookbooks with traditional dishes, some of the north felt that they were somewhat un- realize that cooking has always been a pro- hope to impart on them a feeling that the na- them quite good, many of them quite outdat- lucky to have landed here, in the outskirts of cess in movement. In that way New Scandi- ture and the ingredients here have unlimited ed and irrelevant. So I started trying to iden- the world. It seems strange today but only a navian Cooking or New Nordic Cuisine are potential. And they seem to enjoy it a lot. tify the dishes that were a little more modern, decade or two ago most chefs cooked only just terms that can be useful in a certain stage but Norwegian or Scandinavian nonetheless. French or Italian food. Today most of us in time. You can learn more about Viestad on his In most dishes there was an historical prec- realize that the ingredients we have in the website: andreasviestad.com. edent. Some of it was taking traditional and Nordic countries are in some ways better. DS: How would you describe your approach historical dishes and updating them a little. And if not better, certainly different. And we to cooking—the type you do at home, but Some of it was about using our ingredients in aim to utilize that difference. More and more also at your restaurant and other projects? novel ways. That was the foundation of New Nordic chefs are taking different approaches, AV: Simple. The more I learn about the qual- Scandinavian cooking. and there is not one unified Nordic cuisine. ity of the ingredients, about the huge varia- Daytona Strong is The Nor- When the New Nordic Cuisine was And that, in my option, is a great strength. tion of flavors, about the richness of - tradi wegian American’s Taste of launched in 2004, it had a different starting tional ways of cooking, the more I am drawn Norway editor. She writes point. It was closer to the more modernist DS: It seems like there are a few branches to one principle, and that is simplicity. Don’t about her family’s Norwe- types of cooking that were in vogue at that of Scandinavian/Nordic food—old or tradi- mess it up, I say to myself. gian heritage through the time. But I think that over the years the two tional Scandinavian (what I think of as time- lens of food at her Scandi- types of cooking have converged. I certainly capsule food, the type that Americans might DS: What’s life like for you these days? navian food blog, www.out- do not see any conflict between the two. think of), modern Norwegian cooking (what AV: I have just spent summer with my fami- side-oslo.com. Find her on people actually cook at home today), and ly in our farm in Southern Norway, and right Facebook (www.facebook.com/OutsideOslo), DS: I am also interested in hearing your de- New Nordic cuisine. Yet they’re all rooted now it seems like an eternity since I led a Twitter (@daytonastrong), Pinterest (@dayton- piction of what represents Norwegian food in the place and history. What can you share normal city life. The weather is really unpre- astrong), and Instagram (@daytonastrong).

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Daytona Strong Taste of Norway Editor

One of the things that stands out most to toppings layered carefully and generously on me about Scandinavian food is its emphasis top. Done right, it’s an example of understated on simplicity. It’s common knowledge among elegance and hospitality. those who love food that if you start with It’s hard to pick a favorite. On first good ingredients, you don’t need to do much thought, I want to say I love the smoked salm- with them. One of the most iconic items in on swirled around a creamy egg salad. But I Scandinavian food, the smørbrød, is an excel- often order Karbonader, a meat patty topped lent example of this. with caramelized onions. And then there’s Hardly just a sandwich, this is knife-and- the shrimp. They’re all classics. I suppose it’s fork fare, the sort that begins with a good, okay to like them all. hearty bread, a generous smear of butter, and Shrimp Smørbrød with Lemon and Cucumber

2 slices hearty bread 4 tbsps. crème fraîche 1-2 tbsps. softened butter 2 lemon slices 2-4 leaves of lettuce 2 cucumber slices 6 ounces shrimp 1 sprig of dill

Smear the butter evenly over the bread, taking care to thinly and evenly cover the sur- face all the way to the ends. Cover fully with lettuce, then divide the shrimp between the two sandwiches, arranging them in neat piles in the center of the lettuce. Top each with a dollop of crème fraîche, and arrange a slice of lemon and cucumber on top. Garnish with dill. Serves 2.

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For more info contact Sally Lorentzen at Washington Bazaars & Lutefisk “Birding the Future” Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My (718) 816-5127 or [email protected]. dinners, oct. 15-16 now—Oct. 22 Life in Food, at Common Good Books. • Scandia Fall Fest, Washington, D.C. Nordic International Film Festival 9:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m. Saturday Norwegian sonic artist Frank Ekeberg is one of Homemade Book Launch Celebration Oct. 28—30 Port Townsend, Wash. 12 participants in the 2016 Arts in Foggy Bot- Oct. 12, 5:30 p.m. New York, N.Y. At Blue Heron Middle School tom Outdoor Sculpture Biennial. He and Krista Minneapolis, Minn. The Nordic International Film Festival 2016 in- • Normanna Lutefisk Dinner & Bazaar, Caballero have created an installation designed The evening begins with a reception including cludes a Nordic opening night film, press and 11:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Saturday to raise awareness of the extinction of species samples from recipes in Homemade: Finnish Rye, red carpet, panel speakers from the Nordic film Tacoma, Wash. of birds. This work is located at 2520 I Street Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients commission, an award ceremony and red carpet, Reservations not required. $20 for adults, $10 NW in the Foggy Bottom Historical District. from My Life in Food by Beatrice Ojakangas and a film screenings with narrative and documentary for ages 6-12, and 5 and under free. book signing. Cost is $10 for non-members, $7 for features, and short films from Finland, Iceland, At Normanna Hall. seniors, and $5 for members. A Q&A discussion Faroe Islands, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, as • Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner Florida with the author led by Star Tribune reporter Kim well as an international section. See www.nordic- 12:00—4:00 p.m. Sunday Voice of Joy Concert Ode will follow. At American Swedish Institute. filmfest.org for schedule. At Scandinavia House. Everett, Wash. Oct. 11, 7:00 p.m. Register at www.asimn.org/programs-education/ $20 for adults or $12 for children up to 12. Ocala, Fla. events/beatrice-ojakangas-book-launch. oregon For more info call (425) 252-0291. Voice of Joy is a gospel choir of young singers Nordic Business Council Luncheon At Normanna Hall. from Karmøy, Norway, and the surrounding Signature Journeys Oct. 27, 12:00—1:30 p.m. area. Concert at the Reilly Theater. Oct. 12, 1:00 & 6:00 p.m. Portland, Ore. Washington Bazaars & Lutefisk Minneapolis, Minn. SHF welcomes Søren Juul Jørgensen—the new dinners, oct. 22-23 Genealogy Program with Nancy Talleur Join Norway House travel partner, Borton Over- Executive Director at Innovation Center Denmark, • Vesterdalen Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner, Oct. 14, 5:00 p.m. seas, for a free travel seminar at Norway House Silicon Valley—as the speaker for the first Nordic 1:00—5:00 p.m. Saturday Ft. Meyers, Fla. to talk about their 2017 Signature Journeys to all Business Council Luncheon at Nordia House. Cost Auburn, Wash. Join the Gulf Coast Vikings for a meeting with corners of the globe. Attendees will be eligible for is $25 per person. Purchase tickets at www.scan- $23 for adults and $10 for ages 5 to 11. Send genealogist Nancy Talleur, who has volun- exclusive travel offers on 2017 Signature Journeys. heritage.org/#!nordic-business-council/l5703. a check made out to Vesterdalen Lodge 2-131 teered in the Genealogy Research Room since for the number of tickets you need, along with 1999. At the Plantation. Nordic Weaving & Viking Clothing Cook & Eat Holiday Cookies a SASE to Dotty Erickson at 24322-117th Av- Oct. 14, 7:00—9:00 p.m. Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m. enue SE, Kent, WA 98030. Voice of Joy Concert Isle, Minn. Portland, Ore. At Messiah Lutheran Church. Oct. 16, 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Tusenvann Lodge is hosting a program featuring Learn the secret to great holiday desserts at this • Leif Erikson Lodge Bazaar, Gainsville, Fla. California weaver Connie Rubsamen who will be special holiday class. Share what you learn with 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Saturday, Voice of Joy is a gospel choir of young singers sharing information on Viking clothing as well as family and friends or just treat yourself to some- 11:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Sunday from Karmøy, Norway, and the surrounding Nordic weaving. At Isle Rec & Education Center. thing sweet. Cost is $20 for NNW members or Seattle, Wash. area. Concert at the Gainsville Church of God. $25 for non-members. Visit www.scanheritage. Enjoy the food, see the arts & crafts, and take Edvard Grieg Society Concert org/cook-eat for registration and more info. some chances on auction items! Free. illinois Oct. 16, 4:00—5:30 p.m. Viking Longship Tours Minneapolis, Minn. pennsylvania Cracking the Runic Code: Viking Women Oct. 15, 1:00—4:00 p.m. This concert by the Edvard Grieg Society will fea- The Birkebeiners Program Oct. 25, 7:00 p.m. Geneva, Ill. ture Anthony Ross on cello and Timothy Lovelace Oct. 21, 7:00 p.m. Seattle, Wash. Come to Good Templar Park to tour a 78-foot- on piano. At United Methodist Church. Free. Lancaster, Penn. Enter the rich world of runic inscriptions and long replica Viking longship, built in 1893. Guid- Svein Klinge of Bondelandet Lodge will be speak- find out what women were up to in the an- ed tours begin every 30 minutes until 3:30 p.m. Mjøsen Lodge Centennial Celebration ing about the Birkebeiners. At St. Thomas Epis- cient past. Professor Henrik Williams, Uppsala Group tours are available by appointment two Oct. 30, 3:00—9:00 p.m. copal Church. Call (717) 793-7428 for more info. University, Sweden, is one of the world’s lead- weeks in advance. Parking is free. Cost is $5 for Glenwood, Minn. ing runologists and professor of Scandinavian adults and $3 for teens. Call (630) 753-9412 or Mjøsen Lodge 1-175 Sons of Norway will be host- Languages. His research combines traditions email [email protected] for more info. ing their centennial gathering with a dinner at TEXAS of scholarship with modern linguistic science. the Minnewaska House. Contact (320) 634-4306 “Lille Lørdag” $10 for members or $15 general admission. iowa or [email protected] for more information. Oct. 19, 5:00—9:00 p.m. Houston, Texas What is Aquavit Anyway? Scandinavian Genealogy Research Join the Norwegian Society of Texas Snorre Chap- Oct. 22, 11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. nebraska Oct. 29, 1:30—5:00 p.m. ter for happy hour at Watson’s House of Ales. Decorah, Iowa 28th Annual Torsk and Meatball Dinner Seattle, Wash. Free; food and beverage self-paid. Join Lexi of the Old Ballard Liquor Co. for an Oct. 16, 4:00—7:00 p.m. Learn how to access and effectively use the afternoon of education and tastings. Learn Omaha, Neb. “Big Three”—parish, censuses/clerical sur- about the differences between regional styles, Elveby Lodge 1-604 proudly offers a full menu Vermont veys, and emigration records for Denmark, production techniques, history, and the mod- including torsk, meatballs, boiled potatoes, lefse, Book Talk on Viking Economics Sweden, and Norway. This interactive class ern expressions of aquavit. The last hour of the sliced cucumbers, pickled herring, cranberries, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. will see each person leave with a research class will be spent making your own aquavit. At rolls and butter, cream cakes and other Scandina- South Royalton, Vt. plan specific for their country of origin. $18 Vesterheim. Must be 21. Cost is $50. vian desserts, and beverages. All Sons of Norway Discuss “how the Scandinavians got to the top of for members or $22 general admission. members and their guests are invited. $16 for the international charts and what we can learn massachusetts adults, $6 for children ages 4 to 11, children 3 and from them.” George Lakey, author of Viking Wisconsin Economics, leads discussion based on recent re- Book Talk on Viking Economics under are free. At Augustana Lutheran Church. Fall Norwegian Baking Workshop search and experience living and working in Nor- Oct. 20, 7:00 p.m. Call Carole at (402) 292-5759 for more info. Nov. 5, 8:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. dic countries. At BALE Commons. Mt. Holyoke, Mass. Mt. Horeb, Wis. Discuss “how the Scandinavians got to the top new hampshire The members of Vennelag, 5-513, will host a Book Talk on Viking Economics of the international charts and what we can Book Talk on Viking Economics fall baking workshop. Children 9 or older ac- Oct. 17, 7:00 p.m. learn from them.” George Lakey, author of Vi- Oct. 15, 4:00 p.m. companied by a parent or guardian are wel- Burlington, Vt. king Economics, leads discussion based on re- Keene, N.H. come. $20 per person. Please bring contain- Discuss “how the Scandinavians got to the top of cent research and experience living and work- Discuss “how the Scandinavians got to the top of ers to take home samples of all items that are the international charts and what we can learn ing in Nordic countries. At Odyssey Bookstore. the international charts and what we can learn made. The workshop will showcase tradition- from them.” George Lakey, author of Viking from them.” George Lakey, author of Viking al Norwegian treats often found on a holiday Economics, leads discussion based on recent re- The Nordic Theory of Everything Book Talk Economics, leads discussion based on recent re- table. Velkommen! search and experience living and working in Nor- Oct. 23, 3:00 p.m. search and experience living and working in Nor- dic countries. At Phoenix Books. West Newton, Mass. dic countries. At Toadstool Bookstore. Two Troll Tales from Norway Author Anu Partanen talks about her book Nov. 12, 1:00—2:00 p.m. The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search new york Washington Stoughton, Wis. of a Better Life. At the Scandinavian Cultural Scandinavian Heritage Fair Soup & Cinema: The Optimists Award-winning illustrator Ingrid Kallick will Center; free. Register at www.eventbrite. Oct. 15 Oct. 11, 12:00 p.m. present some of the artists and folklorists com/e/author-series-anu-partanen-tick- Travis, N.Y. Seattle, Wash. who established the look of trolls as we know ets-26223006719. Nansen Lodge #410 Sons of Norway will hold The Nordic Heritage Museum is showing this doc- them today. Using examples from her forth- Two Troll Tales From their annual Scandinavian Heritage Fair in their umentary about a volleyball team in Hamar, Nor- coming picture book Norway, minnesota newly renovated catering hall in Travis. There will way, with ladies aged from 66 to 98. Hot soup with Kallick will talk about her illustration process. The book features translations of Reading and Signing with Beatrice Ojakangas be raffle gifts and the Norsk Butikk will be stocked fresh bread, coffee, and cookies will be served. two Peter Christen Asbjørnsen stories retold Oct. 11, 7:00 p.m. with Scandinavian food and gift items. You may $10 for members or $15 general admission. by the author Margrete Lamond. At Livsreise. St. Paul, Minn. also win the 50/50 or Birthday Board. Enjoy a tra- Author and celebrated chef Beatrice Ojakan- ditional lapskaus meal, pea soup, Norwegian waf- gas will read from and sign copies of her new fles, and homemade cakes for sale. No admission Send your event to [email protected] or call (206) 784-4617 to be added to The Norwegian American! Check www.norwegianamerican.com/events for complete listings Event listings are free, but space is limited. Please contact us at least one month prior to event. theNorwegianamerican Norway near you October 7, 2016 • 15 150 years of service with Our Saviour’s New York’s oldest Norwegian Lutheran Church celebrates a big milestone this October

Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y.

The oldest Norwegian Lutheran Church still operating in New York City, Our Sav- iour’s Lutheran Church, is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this October. It was estab- Photos courtesy of Our Saviour’s lished in 1866, as the Norwegian Evangelical Left: A confirmation photo from 1951. Congregation in New York, and it was a Pas- Below: Our Saviour’s from the outside. The church has been tor from Wisconsin who first came to serve at its current location since 1930. the congregants, Ole Juul. He was successful in growing the membership, which included serving the burgeoning seamen’s population. Just four years later the church changed its name to Vor Frelsers Norsk Evangelisk Lutherske Menighed (Our Saviour’s Nor- wegian Evangelical Lutheran Church). By 1872, they were able to buy a house at 56 Monroe Street (Manhattan), and this build- school (founded in 1969), which has served ing was transformed into a church and par- up to 250 children. Their Upper Room, sonage. In 1876, Pastor C.S. Everson was which was conceived in the original plans as installed and under his leadership the church a sanctuary but put on hold during the De- began holding services in Brooklyn, with a pression, was finally completed in 1986, is focus on ministering to the rapidly growing now the home of the Salam Arabic Lutheran Norwegian population. By 1878, a church Church, which was born out of Salem Dan- ministering specifically to the Norwegian ish Lutheran Church. It is great fun to attend sailors was established as a separate entity. the church’s popular Christmas Fair held Today it is known as the Norwegian Sea- each November, where there is a flea market men’s Church in New York. and oodles of vintage Scandinavian goods, Mission based at its core, Our Saviour’s as well as beautiful handiwork. They also of- continued working with the pastors of the fer luscious open-face sandwiches and des- Norwegian Seamen’s Church to establish the serts to tickle your tummy. Norwegian Relief Society in 1883, in sup- Lifetime member Sonja Nerjes was bap- port of Sister Elisabeth Fedde who had been tized at the 80th Street site. Her mother was called from Norway to care for the health of confirmed at the Henry Street location, and destitute Norwegians. It was from her tire- her grandmother was married in the down- less work that the Norwegian Deaconess town building. Nerjes explained, “I found Hospital, aka Lutheran Medical Center, was out about my mother and grandmother in born. Elisabeth became a member of Our the record books of Our Saviour’s. They go Saviour’s and remained so until 1890. back to 1866.” I asked Sonja what she envi- By 1885, Our Saviour’s had moved to sions for the church’s future. “I see a more Brooklyn, following the booming Norwe- diversified congregation. We are looking for Sealift Inc. gian population, dedicating its new home on younger people.” Henry Street. Member Carl Michael Eger, How will the parishioners and commu- co-owner of the important Hecla Iron Works, nity mark Our Saviour’s momentous occa- deeded two properties (including his former sion? There will first be a special celebratory • Ship Owners • home) on Pulaski Street and $60,000 in care church service, which will include Bishop of the congregation, to establish a home Rimbo from the Metropolitan New York for those in need. Working in tandem with Synod, on October 23 at 10:30. This will be • Ship & Cargo Brokers • Eger’s sister, Catherine, the Michael Eger followed by a formal dinner at Sirico’s at Norwegian Home of the Aged Inc. opened in 2:00 p.m. For more information call (718) October 1916 on his 73rd birthday and was 745-0020 • Steamship Agents • known as Eger Gamle Hjem. Just 10 years A beautiful baptismal font lies front later the need was beyond the original site’s and center in Our Saviour’s simple, serene capacity and they relocated to a property in sanctuary. It was given to the congregation Staten Island, the former Aldrich Farm Com- in 1867 and has remained with the congrega- munity. Today it remains on that site, but has tion for 149 years. This font is a wonderful grown exponentially in the services it pro- reminder of who they are; a perfect symbol vides and in size. of their mission-conscious history from its This October it will be celebrating its inception to the present. For to me a baptis- 100th Anniversary. mal font brings two things to mind: water As the Norwegian population continued and children. Our Saviour’s mission work moving south towards Bay Ridge, the church began with water, as they served the sailors purchased property on the corner of 80th who came to our shores in need, and today it Street and Fourth Avenue in 1924. Services is the children they serve by offering a caring were held in an old house on the site until place to learn. the new church building opened in 1930. So congratulations and thank you to And this is where the church has remained Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church for all they to this day. have contributed to our city or had a hand in: In more recent years Our Saviour’s has The Norwegian Seamen’s Church, Lutheran had an instrumental role in the creation of Medical Center (NYU Lutheran), Eger Lu- Koinonia Lutheran Camp in Highlands, New theran Home and Services, Koinonia Luther- York. Today they have a very respected pre- an Camp, and Our Saviour’s Preschool. 68 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York 11771 Phone: (516) 922-1000 Fax: (516) 922-6526 thank you for reading our paper! tusen takk www.sealiftinc.com E-mail: [email protected] 16 • October 7, 2016 Travel theNorwegianamerican In Gudbrandsdalen, reality is the museum The justly world-famous Maihaugen museum is merely a primer for this incredible valley

Emily C. Skaftun The Norwegian American

One of the principle tourist attractions in Lillehammer—aside from the quaint and koselig town itself—is Maihaugen. And for good reason! In this open-air museum with over 200 historical buildings you’ll see farms and villages full of old wooden buildings, moved there from all over Gudbrandsdalen. You’ll see animals and reenactors performing little plays on-site. You may be able to taste porridge, get a lesson on Norwegian vowels, or watch how the old men in their busserulls would have watered the fields in days of yore. It goes on and on, with a pond or two, a stave church from the 1200s, fishing cabins, and if you’re lucky enough to have a clear day, the gorgeous Norwegian scenery. Maihaugen also houses a postal musuem and the new and improved Olympics Muse- um (covered by David Nikel in our February 26, 2016, issue; www.norwegianamerican. Photos: Emily C. Skaftun com/featured/diary-of-a-guidebook-writer- Above: Inside the old schoolhouse at Maihaugen a-last-minute-dash-to-lillehammer). All of a teacher lectures on the Norwegian vowels—and this I knew. demonstrates period disciplinary techniques. What I did not know about Maihaugen Left: Ringbu’s stave church is among the largest is its more modern side. Moving out of the remaining, and to this writer’s eye also among the 1800s, one can stroll up and down a street most beautiful. of history, with one house from each decade Below: A view of Sygard Grytting from the second of the 20th century. The collection is not en- floor of one of its guest buildings. Staying at the farm is like time traveling, an incredibly peaceful tirely complete: two more houses have been place to rest of a night. promised to round off the century, including Queen Sonja’s childhood home to represent the 1930s. Work began this September to move the house, with its projected opening in 2018 in time for the royal couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. The houses are fully outfitted in period- accurate furnishings, down to small details est of the surviving 28 stave churches in Nor- like a messy kid’s room and quirky collec- way. It’s also bright red! tions. Here too you’ll encounter actors inhab- Just a bit farther along the road is a mar- iting their house. I had the loveliest chat with velous hotel, which we’ve written about a “Camilla,” a teenager from the 1980s, who bit in prior issues, Sygard Grytting (most re- likes to read romances while her jet-setting cently featured in “Progress along St. Olav’s parents are away on vacation and dreams of Way: Gudbrandsdalen’s farms and history” marrying Michael Jackson. The lady of the by Christine Foster Meloni, June 12, 2015, 1950s house showed me her new windows www.norwegianamerican.com/travel/prog- and appliances, while I peeked at what was ress-along-st-olavs-way-gudbrandsdalens- in the pantry (photo in front page teaser). farms-and-history). The houses in Maihaugen are cosy So I was extremely excited to stay in the enough that the king and queen themselves medieval pilgrim’s stop I’d heard so much stay in one of them when they visit Lilleham- about. Stig Grytting greeted me there in his mer. If it’s good enough for them, it’s good bunad, a costume he wore for the benefit of enough for me! the night’s guests, most of whom were there to see Peer Gynt. Out of the museum If you learned about how typical farm- If your journeys are taking you past houses of the 1800s were laid out at Maihau- Lillehammer, you may notice a certain syn- gen (which you almost couldn’t help), here chronicity between Maihaugen and the valley again you’ll see it in practice. Many of the at large. In Ringebu, visit the stave church. buildings at Sygard Grytting are actually A special treat fused with peergynt.no, which is the Peer It’s much larger than the one in Maihaugen, much older than that, dating to the medieval My journey included one visit you won’t Gynt Festival’s page). His hotel was once as you’d expect. (Though why shouldn’t the era. The farm lies along St. Olav’s way and find in your guidebook. We’d driven up a hill ranked the eighth best in the world by Tatler! one in in the museum be huge? It is, after all, has been used as a stop for pilgrims for much outside of Vinstra to take a look at the histor- Imagine staying in Per Gynt’s house on a real stave church that originally stood on of the last millennium. This is a real working ical Per Gynt’s house, and in a lucky break the way to watch the Peer Gynt Festival’s the farm Garmo in Lom). farm, and some of the buildings mirror those its owner invited us in for coffee. production of Ibsen’s play. Doblaug indi- Coming from America, where we either in Maihaugen exactly. The part of the structure that Per (or cated that it’s not totally unthinkable that he tear our history down or put it behind velvet I had the mixed pleasure of sleeping in Peder) Olson Hågå once lived in again mir- would reopen at some point. Next year is the ropes, it struck me as phenomenally strange one of the medieval buildings, in a bed that rors what you’ve seen in Maihaugen. There 150th anniversary of the play’s writing, and to learn that the Ringbu church is still in was once food storage, under a pile of sheep was really only one layout in homes of the a special new production is planned for the use, still the main religious institution of the skins to keep warm. And it was warm under sort, down to the direction they faced. This festival. More on this to come. town. But then, even the church in Maihau- there! Going to the shared bathroom outside one had, however, been updated with some gen is used for weddings and the like. Still, and up the stairs? Less warm. But totally of the earmarks of a hotel room. I asked Mik- The real Per Gynt, incidentally, was a one has to wonder how there is still room to worth it for the experience, of course! The kel Doblaug, the owner, about this, and he teller of tall tales and an unconventional fel- bury people in the churchyard of a church hotel also has a number of more comfortable admitted that he used to run it as a boutique low, but unlike Ibsen’s fictional character that’s been in use for eight centuries. rooms available. And the locally sourced hotel. At the moment he only rents to groups. was highly respected. Just one more way The stave church at Ringebu was built dinner, many of the ingredients right off the But you can look at what might have been at in which the reality of Gudbransdalen in- around the year 1220, and is one of the larg- farm, was a highlight of my trip. pergynt.no (Norwegian only; not to be con- terescts with its more famous façade. theNorwegianamerican Travel October 7, 2016 • 17 Diary of a Guidebook Writer: A few reasons to fall in love with Ålesund

David Nikel Trondheim, Norway

Ever since I first moved to Norway back in 2011, friends and family have asked me what my favorite part of Norway is. Some- times I say Tromsø for its lively pubs, sur- prising number of festivals, and access to the northern lights. Other times I say Røros, a delightful living museum in the middle of nowhere. But more often than not, my answer is Ålesund. This small town, home to fewer than 50,000 people, is in the northern part of the region known as Fjord Norway. It’s built on a series of islands, and there can be few more picturesque settings even in a country with as much natural beauty as Norway. So without further ado, here are a few of the many reasons I’m in love with Ålesund.

The architecture Art Nouveau is considered a “total” art style, embracing architecture, graphic art, interior design, and most of the decorative arts. By this definition, Ålesund can be considered the “total” Art Nouveau town. Turrets, spires, and ornate carvings adorn buildings across the town like something out of a fai- Photos: David Nikel rytale. Above: Waterside walks are a popular pasttime The reason? A fire in 1904 de- for the city’s residents, and showcase the city’s Art stroyed much of the original town. Nouveau influence. It was rebuilt with the help of Kaiser Left: The view from Mount Aksla is beautiful at Wilhelm, an admirer of the town, who any time of day. sent four ships from Germany packed Below: Giske Church dates back to the 12th century. with building materials. The popular style from Europe at the time was Art Nouveau, which heavily influenced the team of young Norwegian archi- tects who designed the new town. A visit to the Art Nouveau Muse- um (Jugendstilsenteret) is an absolute must to fully appreciate the remark- able story of how the town came to be. Access to the fjords The views from Aksla Two of Norway’s most naturally beau- From the town park, 418 steps take you tiful fjords, the Geirangerfjord and the up to the top of Aksla, a hill that offers stun- Hjørundfjord, are within a couple of hours ning views across the town and surrounding drive from Ålesund. The town makes a ter- islands. Improved pathways and steps have rific base to explore the region. made the walk easier, but it’s still an exhaust- Day trips to the Hjørundfjord by boat ing climb. are popular for those without their own trans- Reward yourself with a coffee and (rath- port. By car, take the slightly longer “Royal er expensive) ice cream from the Fjellstua Route” (Ålesund-Ørsta-Sæbø) to explore café and restaurant. Alternatively, you could the landscape surrounding the Hjørundfjord, always drive up and battle the tour buses on something many travelers miss. Stop by the the narrow mountain road. The best time historic Hotel Union Øye, a beautifully pre- for photographs is early in the morning, al- served 19th-century building with its own Where in Norway? though the sunsets can be very impressive. resident ghost who regularly plays with light If you choose the evening, consider a meal switches and tips lamps off tables. How well do you know Norway? Match this photo to its at Fjellstua at one of the tables that overlook Direct flights link Ålesund Airport location and email your answer to [email protected]! the town below. Vigra (AES) with Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Correct answers will be entered to win one free month. and Trondheim. The Hurtigruten stops at The Giske islands Ålesund on its northbound and southbound An island municipality to the north and route, while train travelers can reach Ålesund west of Ålesund, Giske consists of four main via Åndalsnes thanks to the number 681 bus. islands connected to one another with bridges I hope you’ll love Ålesund as much as and tunnels. Each island has its own unique I do! characteristics, with most offering great rec- reational opportunities from hiking trails through nature reserves to quiet beaches. David Nikel is a freelance Most travelers rush through Giske to writer based in Norway. the busy regional airport but take some time He runs the popular www. to explore the municipality’s highlights, in- lifeinnorway.net blog and cluding the Alnes Lighthouse and the chalk- is the author of the upcom- Photo: Norm Jensen ing MOON Norway guide- covered marble walls of the 12th-century Have a photo for “Where in Norway?” Submit it to [email protected]! book. Giske Church. 18 • October 7, 2016 Norwegian Heritage theNorwegianamerican The Leif Erikson Association is honored for its role in seeing Leif Erikson Day established

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Sole survivor creasingly become an educational opportu- Accepting the honor will be Odd Gals- nity as well as a celebration by Scandinavian chiodt, the sole survivor of the now-defunct Americans. Leif Erikson Association, a Los Angeles- based association of Norwegian and other Norwegian origins Scandinavian lodges and clubs that success- According to the Association program fully spearheaded the drive for official dec- notes, the direct “chain of discovery goes laration of Leif Erikson Day more than half from Norway, to Iceland, to Greenland, and a century ago. to Vinland.” Leif Erikson was the son of a The Scandinavian American Hall of Norwegian Viking named Erik Thorvalds- Fame program and ceremony will take place son, known as Erik the Red, born in 950 in at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, in Overton Hall Rogaland, Norway. Erik the Red was ban- at California Lutheran University in Thou- ished from Norway as punishment for com- sand Oaks. miting manslaughter. Settling in Iceland, he Galschiodt, who is 91, grew up in was again exiled due to some further “kill- Harstad, Norway and came to America when ings,” according to the sagas. Thus, the Erik- he was 26. He worked as a production con- son family ended up starting the first Norse trol engineer for Hughes Aircraft, and be- settlement in Greenland. came treasurer/secretary of the Leif Erikson Five centures before the voyage of Association. Christopher Columbus, Leif Erikson led an The Hall of Fame is a project of the expedition to North America, landing in what Scandinavian American Cultural and Histor- became known as Vinland. Archaeological ical Foundation (SACHF) based at Califor- evidence of the Norse settlement found at nia Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Calif., sponsors of the Oct. 9 program along Newfoundland was found in 1960. with the Sons of Norway Norseman Lodge, It took 1,000 years for Leif Erikson to get also of Thousand Oaks. the credit he was due, according to Norwe- Admission is free for the Overton Hall gian-American Howard K. Rockstad of SA- ceremony and for the reception afterward at CHF, director of the Hall of Fame program. the Scandinavian Center on the CLU cam- “It took a major effort on the part of thousands pus, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. of Scandinavian Americans for the day to be Telling the saga behind Leif Erikson officially recognized,” he said. “They were will be Dr. Ernst (Fred) Tonsing; CLU his- led by the Leif Erikson Association.” tory professor emeritus Howard K. Rockstad Incorporated in the state of California will also shed light on how the day came to December 25, 1952, the Leif Erikson Asso- Photo: Olavs Menn be marked as an annual official observance ciation launched its program in 1958. Suc- Olavs Menn, a group of reenactors, take to the water. Leif Erikson’s voyages might have looked similar. in the U.S. through the efforts of the Leif Er- cess came Sept. 2, 1964, with the signing of ikson Association of Los Angeles. the first Leif Erikson Day proclamation by Nearly 200 authenticated references President Lyndon Baines Johnson. have long observed Columbus Day as a cel- Sons of Norway, recalls how some members about Leif Erikson’s discovery of America, ebration of their heritage, going back to 1866 of the lodge came together to start a Leif representing two decades of research, were Honoring immigration in New York City. In 1934, after lobbying by Erikson group. “They decided to promote compiled by the association in a 1961 bro- October 9 is not associated with any par- the Knights of Columbus and New York City a Leif Erikson celebration and all Scandi- chure that was sent to every member of the ticular event in Leif Erikson’s life, Rockstad Italians, Congress and President Franklin navian lodges should be invited to work to- U.S. Congress, along with several thousand notes. The date was chosen because the first Delano Roosevelt proclaimed October 12 a gether. So it was Norwegian, Swedish, and petitions expressing support for recognition Norwegian immigrants to the United States federal holiday under the name Columbus Danish organizations, as well as those rep- of Leif Erikson’s discovery of America. came in the ship Restauration and arrived in Day. resenting Iceland and Finland, that were in- Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota New York Harbor on October 9, 1825. There was no one to argue that it had vited to send members so all five countries became instrumental in the final adoption of Not that there weren’t previous efforts to been a Norse Viking who really deserved the would be represented.” the proposal. The Senate cast a unanimous honor Erikson. Several statues of the Norse sole honor—until the Leif Erikson Associa- The Leif Erikson Association of Los vote on Aug. 21, 1964, and it was signed by wanderer populate the U.S., some erected as tion’s efforts. And now, finally, the associa- Angeles was dissolved as of January 8, 1996, Pres. Lyndon Johnson, proclaiming an an- long ago as 1887, others as recent as 2001. tion will be honored through its remaining due to dwindling membership. And now, nual day of recognition. Then there’s that other legendary hero member, Odd Galschiodt. Odd Galschiodt remains to receive the long In 1968, a Leif Erikson six-cent U.S. of discovery—Christopher Columbus—with Galschiodt, for 62 years a member of over-due acclamation earned by the group so postage stamp was issued. The day has in- a national day all his own. Italian-Americans Los Angeles-based Peer Gynt Lodge #22, many years ago.

< guns From page 6 huge area being annexed by Sweden. If we look back at Norway, you are not ings come as number two, and third is ac- Sources: Consider the gun cultures in Norway allowed to buy a gun without written permis- cidents and police shootings, of which the • www.cbc.ca/news/world/small-arms-sur- and the United States. Many gun owners in sion from the police, which you can acquire latter, in 2013, accounted for 1,253 deaths. vey-countries-with-the-most-guns-1.3392204 both countries use rifles for hunting. Yet sta- by filling out a gun ownership application. A change in gun regulations could reduce • www.vox.com/2015/8/24/9183525/gun- tistics from the FBI show that most gun ho- As a part of this process, you have to state the number of guns on the streets, in addi- violence-statistics micides are committed with handguns, and the purpose of the acquisition, and it has to tion to reducing the number of suicides, kill- • www.nrk.no/urix/vapenforbud-har-naer- not rifles, and among the 300 million guns be reasonable to the police. The police will ings, and accidents. It could also reduce the eliminert-drap-1.8255773 owned by civilians, about 114 million of also do a background check to decide wheth- danger to police officers’ lives when on duty, • www.vox.com/2015/8/24/9183525/gun- these are handguns. Is banning handguns a er or not you are trustworthy of being in pos- which in turn could reduce the number of po- violence-statistics place to start, then? session of a gun. You will also need permis- lice shootings. • www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/03/ In the United States, there are places sion from the police to buy ammunition, and One thing is obvious—something needs us/how-mass-shooters-got-their-guns.html where you can walk into a gun shop and buy all guns and ammunition have to be locked to change. The United States controls almost • www.aftenposten.no/verden/Myter_-logn- a gun and ammunition, almost without any away in an approved locker. half of the civilian-owned guns in the entire og-sannhet-om-vapen-i-USA-18943b.html restrictions. The New York Times wrote, in Many Americans are killed every year world, and you do not need an automatic • www.vox.com/2015/8/24/9183525/gun- June this year, about how the majority of in massacres or other kinds of gun violence. weapon as “protection.” We cannot ignore violence-statistics guns used in 16 recent mass shootings were Between January 1, 2013 and June 13, 2016, the fact that more guns create more tension. • www.aftenposten.no/verden/Myter_-logn- acquired legally. Even though several of the which totals 1,260 days, there have been Thus, the American people should use their og-sannhet-om-vapen-i-USA-18943b.html shooters had criminal history and document- 1,000 mass shootings (defined liberally as a opportunity in the presidential and congres- • www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm ed mental history, they were allowed to buy shooting in which four or more people are sional elections to take a stand in the gun • www.vox.com/2015/8/24/9183525/gun- these weapons despite federal background injured by gunfire). However, the number debate for the last time, and end these un- violence-statistics checks. one cause of death by guns is suicide. Kill- necessary deaths. • www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/japan theNorwegianamerican Norwegian Heritage October 7, 2016 • 19 Here and there: In sickess and health Notable Norwegians With David Moe

Leif Erikson was the second son His mother, Thjodhild, became an of Erik the Red. Erik the Red’s father early convert and built Greenland’s had been banished from Norway and first Christian church at Brattahlíð, settled in Iceland, but Erik the Red is Erik the Red’s home. Erik the Red credited with settling Greenland, so it never converted to Christianity, as he is likely that Leif was born in Iceland wanted to keep his old Norse religion. and grew up in Greenland. Leif was When Erik the Red died, Leif settled born about 970 A.D. at Brattahlíð, tak- Around the ing over his father’s year 1000 A.D., Leif farm. It is believed sailed from Green- that Leif lived out land to Norway to his life in Green- visit the home of his land, dying around grandfather. There the year 1020. he served in the The exact loca- court of King Olaf tion of Vinland is I Tryggvason, who not known, but in converted him from 1963 the ruins of an his Norse religion 11th-century Viking Photo: David Burke to Christianity. Olaf settlement were dis- In Norway, Dean is a creative jack-of-all-trades. commissioned Leif covered at L’Anse- to spread Christi- aux-Meadows in anity to the settlers Photo: Sharon Mollerus / Flickr Northern New- David Burke across Greenland Leif Erikson statue in Duluth. foundland. Now Skoppum, Norway upon his return. labeled a UNESCO The details of his National Historic Many of you may know a Norwegian It’s colorful and inspiring. The social inter- return to Greenland are the subject Site, it is the oldest European settle- who has moved to America, but how many action can be amazing. Those virtues likely of much debate. In the 13th-century ment to have been found in North know an American who has settled in Nor- lurk in Norway too, but need alcohol to un- Icelandic account, ‘The Saga of Erik America. With over 2,000 Viking way? lock them,” he says. the Red’, Erikson’s ships are said to objects recovered, it supports the ac- According to Statistics Norway, the “Coming from a Jewish family, I miss have drifted off course and eventu- count that Leif Erikson and his men country’s official statistics bureau, just 7,450 the Jewish cultural inflection. I miss Amer- ally found dry ground on the North wintered there before sailing back to Americans reside in Norway, which has a ica’s rich urban banter. I miss the American American continent, most likely Nova Greenland. total population of about 5,225,000. Consid- talent for finding humor in things. There’s Scotia, that Leif named Vinland, per- In September 1964, the U.S. Con- ering some 550,000 foreign nationals live in not a lot of irony here.” haps due to the wild grapes they found gress authorized the president of the the country, we’re a small slice of Norway’s Still, Dean values the “consistency” of there. However, in ‘The Saga of the U.S. to declare October 9th as Leif demographic pie. Norwegian character – “the honesty, decen- Greenlanders’, it suggests that Leif Erikson Day, a national day of obser- The Norwegian American would like cy, and fairness, even if it’s not particularly had already learned of “Vinland” from vance. Many attempts have been made to introduce you to some of these ordinary warm.” another seaman, Bjarni Herjólfsson, to elevate it to a National holiday, but Americans living in Norway, and shed some who had already been there a decade the argument is that Christopher Co- light on how and why they ended up here. Working with a net earlier, and Leif sailed there on pur- lumbus’s later voyage resulted more Norway’s societal safety net “is a gift to pose to see for himself. directly in European migration to Crazy love children,” he says. “They grow up here with Despite his exploration, he would North America, so the status has not Like so many before him, Dean, 56, fell the assumption that their lives will turn out never colonize the region, but rather changed, even though Leif Erikson’s for “a very intriguing” Norwegian woman. alright. One of Norwegian society’s greatest he returned to Greenland to spend voyage was almost 500 years prior to He and Karit met at a party in San Fran- attributes is its collective compassion and his efforts spreading Christianity. that of Columbus. cisco nearly two decades ago. They ended up that it’s not entirely beholden to profit and travelling the world, marrying and settling greed.” down in Oslo. 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He presently works as an Eng- and shareholders.” lish-language copywriter for international Despite socialist sentiments, Dean and clients at an Oslo ad firm, and exercises his family had planned to return to California in passion for drama by reading 1950s beat-era 2009. poetry on stage—in English—accompanied “We were all packed when Karit became Christmas GreetinGs! by a jazz trio. He achieved some television seriously ill,” he explains. fame in Norway some years back by playing They stayed put and Karit immediately Reserve space for your personalized greeting in our annual Christmas Issue the nefarious American investor, Blake Ken- started treatment at an Oslo hospital. The nedy, in the popular Norwegian soap opera, Norwegian healthcare system covered all ex- Name:______Hotel Caesar. He also portrayed an FBI agent penses. She got a clean bill of health in 2014. Message:______in the Netflix TV series, Lilyhammer, and “I can’t imagine what would have hap- you hear his voice at the start of each show pened if we’d discovered the illness after City, State:______Phone:______asking, “Where the fuck is Lilyhammer?” moving to America!” Dean says. Today, he can’t imagine leaving Nor- God Jul og A cultural castaway way. Merry Christmas! Dean is grateful for his life in Norway, “I’d miss the tranquility, the space, the Godt Nyttår til but sometimes sees himself as a cultural pristine nature, less traffic, even the public Bjorn and nina alle venner! castaway. transportation system. Another reason I like steffensen Ola og Berit nordmann Staten Island, N.Y. “After 20 years I still feel like an out- it here is the fundamentally healthier politi- Blue Mounds, Wis. sider,” says the California native who grew cal and social environment.” up in San Francisco’s Castro district. What about the present U.S. political $15 for small ad $25 for large ad “In San Francisco you’re exposed to vir- situation? tually every type of human being possible. “Don’t get me started!” he growls. Deadline: nOVemBer 29 – mail this form today! 20 • October 7, 2016 Norsk Språk theNorwegianamerican

Norwegian Language Corner Norwegian words in English: NORWEGIAN FOLK TALES, FAIRY TALES and TROLLS Yngling sails as-is

Volume 2 With 21 classic folk tales, fairy tales, and trolls from Norway in Norwegian and English, “Tuss og Troll” is now serialized in the Norwegian American Weekly’s Norwegian Language Corner. The stories are from the collections of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, and retold by Øyvind Dybvad, Gard Espeland, Velle Espeland, Johannes Farestveit, and Nana Rise-Lynum. Translated by Alexander Knud Huntrods and Odd-Steinar Dybvad Raneng. Illustrated by Solveig Muren Sanden, Jens R. Nilssen, and Ralph A. Styker. “Tuss og Troll” was edited, designed, and published by Deb Nelson Gourley of Astri My Astri publishing. Copyright © Norsk Barneblad.

Photo: Sander of Sweden / courtesy of International Yngling Association An Yngling on the water.

Rauderev og Oskeladden Redfox and the Ash-lad del 6 av 7 part 6 of 7 M. Michael Brady — Ja, så lyt du vel få han att då, sa “Well, you better have it back then,” Asker, Norway Oskeladden. — Men kan ikkje du og eg said the ash-lad. “But maybe you and I leika blindebukk? can play blind man’s bluff?” Yngling, the name of an international started from Jüngling. In modern Norwegian, — Jau, det kunne vera snodig nok, “Aye, that could be a bit of fun,” the class of racing sailboat, is a Norwegian word yngling is the descriptive term for a young, meinte trollet, — men då skal du gå fyrst. troll agreed, “but then you are to hide that has been taken directly as a loanword not completely adult man. In 1967 Norwe- — Gjerne det, sa guten, — men det first.” into most other European languages. Un- gian engineer and boat designer Jan Herman greiaste er at vi tel, så slepp vi ha noko å “Why not,” said the boy, “but the like many other loanwords, Yngling is never Linge (1922-2007) applied it to a new type of trettast om. best thing is that we count so that we respelled, not even phonetically; Yngling is keelboat that he had designed for his young- Dei vart samde om det, og då kan du have nothing to quarrel about.” always Yngling. est son. It quickly became a popular class of vita at Oskeladden laga det slik at trollet This they agreed on, and as you can The etymology of the word provides a racing sailboat throughout Europe as well as fekk bandet om augo og kom til å gjera guess, the ash-lad made it so that the troll clue to its interlingual durability. Like other in North America and in Australia. In 1979 it den fyrste reisa. Men der skulle du sett was the first to have the scarf over his Norwegian words, including ung and yngel, was approved as an international class by the blindebukk! Dei for omkring i skogkanten, eyes and had to go first. But you should its root word is the German jüngling. The International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU), og trollet rende i stubbar og trelegger så have seen them play blind man’s bluff! date of the word’s migration into Norwegian which led to it being the keelboat chosen for det berre knaka. They ran around at the edge of the forest, is uncertain, but it most likely was before the the women’s events in the 2004 and 2008 — Hau, hau, det skulle troll vera and the troll ran into stumps and trees so name Yngling was applied to the Fairhair Olympic Games. The selection for the Olym- blindebukk lenger! skreik trollet, så illsint much that it was just awful to see. Dynasty descending from the Kings of Op- pics led to many Yngling class boats being var det. “Hu, hu, I’m not playing anymore!” pland as well as before the Icelandic skald built, some 4,000, until it was replaced by — Vent litt, sa Oskeladden, — så skal screamed the troll, beside himself with Snorre Sturlason composed Ynglingesagen, the Elliott class in the 2012 Olympics. Today, eg stå still og ropa til du tek meg. Så tok rage. the first saga in Heimskringla ca. 1220. That Yngling boats are raced round the globe, and han ei hampehekle og sprang bort på den “Wait a moment,” said the ash-lad, the word Yngling, spelled with a capital since 2010 Yngling has been regarded as a andre sida av tjørna. Ho var så djup at det “I will stand still and call out until you Y to indicate its use as a proper noun, was vintage sailing class. ikkje fanst botn. catch me.” Then he took a flax comb and — Kom no, her står eg! skreik Oskel- ran with it to the other side of the small deeply entrenched in Norwegian history and The lesson here may be that in ety- adden. Så bar det i veg att. Plump! sa det, pond. It was so deep that there was just mythology may explain why it travelled in- mology, as well as in grammatical usages, og der låg trollet i tjørna. Det kava og ville no bottom to it. tact into other languages. It’s an enchanting homonyms—words spelled alike but hav- koma opp, men Oskeladden drog til det “Come on, here I am!” yelled the story, despite the lack of an explanation as ing differing meanings or derivations—may med hekla kvar gong det fekk hovudet ash-lad. So off went the troll. Splash it to why a word from the Sagas should be ap- mislead. over vatnet. Då tok trollet til å be fint for went, and there lay the troll in the pond. plied to a particular class of racing sailboat. The explanation is that it’s the wrong This article originally appeared in Norwe- livet sitt. He flailed about and wanted to come out, 16.NAW.Seter.CMYK.27Oct2015.qxp_Layout 1 10/27/15 7:54 PM Page 1 Oskeladden sa at trollet skulle få but the ash-lad hit him with the flax comb story. The right one is more prosaic. It fol- gian on the Clue Dictionaries language blog sleppa opp att, men fyrst måtte det seia every time his head came above the wa- lows a different etymological path that also at blogg.clue.no. frå seg kongsdottera og skaffa fram den ter. Now the troll began to beg for his life. andre, som det hadde teke før, og lova at “The ash-lad said that he would let folk og fe skulle få vera i fred. Då endeleg the troll out again, but first he had to Legend of Siljatjern Seter: fekk trollet krabba opp or tjørna og kreka give up the princess and return the other Life, love and faith on a Norwegian mountain dairy heim att til berget. princess he had taken before, and prom- By Gunlaug Nøkland Då var Rauderev kar att. Han kom ise that man and beast would be left in • Bilingual English Norwegian text ned or grana, tok kongsdottera med seg peace. Then finally the troll was allowed SALE 1/2 • 6″x 9″, hardcover, 448 pages til slottet, og truga henne til å seia at det to crawl out of the pond and skulk back to price • Recipes & pictures of old seter life var han som hadde frelst henne. Så luska the mountain. • Was $29.95, now only $14.95 han ned og tok imot den andre med, då Now Redfox became brave again. 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« One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore. » – André Gide < Klimalov Fra side 2 Pondus by Frode Øverli om det kommer ny informasjon fra FNs kli- mapanel og nye internasjonale reguleringer, fortsetter statsråden. — Hva må være på plass for at Norge skal få et lavutslippssamfunn i 2050? — Da må vi ha kommet veldig langt i dekarboniseringen (mye lavere utslipp av CO2. journ.anm.). Det hører med til historien at Klima- og miljødepartementet ikke var ferdig med en utredning om hvorvidt det var et poeng med en klimalov, da Stortinget vedtok at Regjer- ingen skulle legge frem en slik lov.

Hi,LenathisisPåsanjust wondered ifyouwantedto That went well! < Flyhistorie gotothemoviesbutsince Fra side 2 you’reprobablybusywe cangoanothertime! Bye! neholdt en kafeteria, en gammel terminal, kontorer, en leilighet, et verksted og kjeller- Lunch lokaler. by Børge Lund — Det et sørgelig syn å se klubbhuset i aske. Jeg har fått mange meldinger i dag, Told anyone else? folk syns dette er forferdelig vondt, sier Kol- stad. Ifølge Grenland luftsportsenter (Gren- land flyklubb, Grenland fallskjermklubb og Russian Warbirds of Norway), strekker flyplassens historie seg tilbake til 1946, da Telemark Flyselskap ble etablert. Grenland flyklubb, som ble stiftet samme år, startet flyvinger fra flyplassen i 1952. Samme år begynte kommersiell flyving fra Geiteryggen. Da bygde flypioneren Snor- re Ketilsson, og kona Reidun, opp det som skulle bli Norges største småflyselskap på 50-tallet. Selskapet “Fjellfly” opererte frem Have to say you’re well It’s just a til 1972, både med innenlands passasjerflyv prepared today, Nico! “meeting pile.” An old inger og med charterfly og godstransport. jungle trick. < stoltenberg Hjalmar by Nils Axle Kanten Fra side 2

Stoltenberg forteller samtidig om flere mislykkede forsøk på å reparere det ødelagte forholdet til Kina etter fredsprisen. Via det Stoltenberg omtaler som diplo- matiske kanaler tok de kontakt med Kina for å finne ut mer — etter en lang periode med lite og dårlig kommunikasjon. Kineserne hadde blitt såret, skriver han, men også de ønsket å bedre forholdet. De var tydelige på at dette ikke ville gå over av seg selv. Norge måtte komme med noe. Jeg var usikker på hva det innebar, dette «noe» skulle være, men vi fant ut at det var verdt å prøve. Didrik! Give back the doll! Didrik only wants What?! No... He’s a rascal when it comes Drop that damned doll Tross mange forsøk står forholdet mel- to play with cars. Don’t take the doll Relax! He to teasing the girls, ehe-he… and play with your car!!! lom Norge og Kina fremdeles på stedet hvil, from Maja, Didrik! borrowed it. og Stoltenberg uttrykker i boken skuffelse Looks like he’s playing Look, now they’re playing We’re coming home early, dear… with dolls with Maja now. tea party. Didrik’s changing over at han ikke kom noen vei med kines the doll’s dress! How cute! erne. Det var trist at det endte slik. Jeg mener Han Ola og Han Per det var riktig å prøve denne muligheten da by Peter J. Rosendahl, with new translations by John Erik Stacy kineserne signaliserte vilje til å snakke. Det hadde nærmest vært en tjenesteforsømmelse hvis ikke en utenriksminister og en statsminister i et land som Norge prøver å snu hver stein for å se om det er mulig å få et nor- malisert forhold til en stormakt som Kina. Stoltenberg legger ikke skjul på at Norges forhold til Kina fremdeles ikke er av de beste, men uttrykker samtidig at Norge kan «tillate seg å være uvenner med kineserne». Vi kan se dem i øynene og si: «Vi er ikke avhengige av Kina.» Selv om de er 1,4 milliarder mennesker og vi er fem millioner, What are you digging for, Per? These guys are never going to finish setting selv om de kanskje snart har verdens største I’m working on setting up the gopher trap. økonomi, så vet vi at vi klarer oss. Det er up that new gopher trap. oppi alt en god følelse, skriver Stoltenberg. 22 • October 7, 2016 Fiction theNorwegianamerican

Honeymoon Period fiction by John Moralee The ambulance arrived too late. Two hours later, I was back in our suite, emptying vodka into a tall glass. “Well, that was awful. I’ve never been questioned by the Birgitte saw the beauti- cops before.” ful hotel, surrounded My wife was at the window, looking byWhen a deep forest, she kissed me and grinned. down at the pool. “Did they ask if you knew “It’s just how I remembered! Our honey- why he was cleaning the pool?” moon will be amazing, Markus.” “No,” I said. “I didn’t tell them.” I hoped so. I parked and unloaded our “Good,” Birgitte said. “That wasn’t my luggage, carrying it into the reception where fault.” we were greeted by a helpful staff member “Not technically,” I mumbled. and the elderly manager. A porter appeared I didn’t think she’d hear, but she spun and took our bags up to the honeymoon around, scowling. “What does that mean?” suite. I didn’t have any cash on me, so “Well, if you hadn’t bullied him...” Birgitte gave the man a generous tip, thank- “What?” ing him before he left us alone. Then she “He would be alive.” practically danced across the room to check “You blame me?” out the view. Golden sunlight streamed in “No.” through the windows. “Liar!” My wife’s face turned red with “The pool looks lovely,” she said. “To- rage. “You are a weak, pathetic coward, too morrow I’ll take a dip before breakfast. I’ve scared to complain about anything. brought a very small bikini that I know I sipped my drink. “I’m glad this hap- you’ll like.” pened today. I’ve realised something. I don’t “It probably won’t fit me,” I said. “But want to be married to you.” I’ll give it a try.” I knew I’d said too much the instant the “Ha! I’ve also packed some new lingerie words came out, because my wife launched just for tonight. Want to see me wearing it?” herself at me. She was upon me in a heart- I nodded eagerly. “I’ll order champagne.” beat, her sharp fingernails drawing blood. The “This is going to be perfect,” Birgitte said. Photo: torbakhopper / Wikimedia Commons look in her eyes was insane. It took all of my strength to push her off. She fell backwards next morning, I woke from a mini-bar and opened the door, lifting out a on a pole. A sudden gust made him lose off the bed, making a strange gurgling sound blissful sleep as Birgitte was tiny bottle of chilled vodka. Since Birgitte’s his balance. He fell forwards, arms flailing, when she hit the floor. Silence followed. Theopening the curtains. It looked dark and wealthy parents were paying for everything, I landing in the water with a splash. He com- “Birgitte?” grey outside. didn’t worry about the price. By then, Birgitte pletely vanished. I looked around the restau- She didn’t answer. “The pool’s full of leaves,” Birgitte said. was speaking to the manager in an angry rant, but nobody else had seen it happen. I It was then I noticed the glass in my “You’d think the hotel staff would rake it.” tone. I felt sorry for him. He’d seemed like a thought the manager would appear any sec- hand. It was broken, and blood dripped “It sounds windy,” I said from the bed. nice old man when I met him yesterday. ond, but he didn’t. from the jagged edge. “They probably don’t think it’s worth doing. “The pool is absolutely filthy with dirty “Good grief! He fell in. I think he’s I peered over the bed, seeing Birgitte No guests are swimming. It’s too cold.” leaves. Please rake it immediately or I’ll never drowning.” on the floor, her holding her throat. A glass “That’s not the point,” my new wife come here again!” When she slammed down “What?” Birgitte said, finally turning to shard jutted from it. said. “I expected our honeymoon to be per- the phone, my wife looked satisfied. “He’s look through the window. “I don’t see him.” “Hold on,” I said. I ran into the bath- fect, Markus. This hotel advertised a pool on going to do it himself, straight away. See “That’s because he’s in the pool.” room, grabbing a towel. I raced back to my the website. I don’t want to swim, but I want what you achieve when you assert yourself?” “Oh,” she said. “Someone should help wife. In the few seconds I’d been gone, she it to look nice in the photos. My parents “I hope he doesn’t spit in our breakfast.” him. Waiter!” had turned pale. Her fingers loosened and spent a lot of money on the wedding. They She glared. “You’re drinking already? The waiter was busy at the far end of hot blood drenched my face, blinding me. want good pictures.” Now I’ll have to drive. Get dressed.” the room. I didn’t think he wanted to come I had to use the towel to wipe my eyes. “Nothing we can do about it,” I said. “Don’t boss me about,” I said. “I’m not over to our table, because my wife had al- Then I tried to stop the blood. I really “Come back to bed. You look so beautiful.” a slave. I’m your husband.” ready criticised him for forgetting part of her did. Birgitte walked towards the bed. I Birgitte sighed. “I’m sorry. I just want order. I stood. “I’m going to help him.” Unfortunately, the wound was too deep. thought she intended to join me for some everything to be like we planned. You know I rushed outside into the rain, hoping to It wouldn’t stop bleeding, no matter how hard fun, but she picked up the bedside phone. I love you. Please get dressed.” see that the manager had climbed from the I tried. Birgitte went into shock and died. “I’m calling the front desk.” That morning we planned to take a ro- pool. There was no sign of him. No—that Afterwards, I put her down on the bed. “What?” I felt the spike of a headache. mantic trip up the coast. We intended wasn’t true. His yellow raincoat was visible Feeling dead inside, I reached for the phone “You’re not serious?” to hunt for antique furniture to fill our new under the water. He was face-down in the and called the front desk. Nobody answered. “I am. Deadly serious. I want those home in Oslo. But it was dark and cloudy pool, too far away for me to reach. Swearing, I guessed they were too busy looking for a leaves gone.” when we went down for breakfast. It start- I jumped into the freezing water and pulled new manager. “They’ll think you’re insane.” ed raining heavily, pounding and rattling him to the side. Some hotel staff and a few I left the room seeking assistance. “I don’t care,” Birgitte said. “This is my the windows, when the waiter brought our guests helped me lift him out. The first person I encountered was a honeymoon. I’m not letting anything ruin it.” coffees. The manager was outside, bravely “Is he dead?” someone said. maid. I opened my mouth to say something, She jabbed in the number for recep- scooping leaves. He was wearing a yellow “He’s not breathing.” to explain why I was covered in blood, but tion. My stomach tightened. Reticence was raincoat with a hood that kept blowing off “What do we do?” she reacted too fast. She screamed. in my blood, but Birgitte was the opposite. his head. Wet leaves glued to his cheeks like I pulled myself out of the water while “This isn’t my blood,” I said, hoping to She liked complaining, telling people exactly red and yellow patches on a quilt. people tried to save the manager’s life. I saw calm her. “It’s my wife’s.” what she thought. I admired her for com- “Wow,” I said. “The manager’s outside my wife watching through the windows, her She screamed louder. “Murderer! ” plaining in restaurants when the food was in this crazy weather.” face stricken in fear. A group had formed I knew then the honeymoon period was undercooked, but I didn’t see any reason to “That’s good,” Birgitte said, without around the manager. A maid was sobbing. definitely over. complain about something so unimportant. looking up from her laptop, which she was One guest was desperately breathing into the “Hello,” she said to someone. “I’d like to using to research the boutiques in the town. manager’s mouth. Another was screaming, talk to the manager. Yes, it’s important.” “At least he’s doing his job properly.” “Come on! Come on!” John Moralee is the author Important? I imagined what the staff “Properly? He’s getting soaked.” The manager wasn’t responding. of the thriller Acting Dead and the Nordic Noir-ish sto- would think of us after Birgitte told them off. Birgitte shrugged. “They have an amaz- An old man shouted. “An ambulance is ry collection Edge of Crime. “Please hang up,” I said. ing selection of chairs in this store.” coming!” He lives in the UK, where his “It’s my honeymoon,” she snapped. The manager was struggling to stay on I stared at the manager’s pale face. His short fiction has appeared I rolled my eyes. Was this how our his feet on the slippery tiles by the edge of dark eyes were open, but they were seeing in several crime, horror and marriage was going to be? I leaned over the the pool, leaning forward with a fishing net nothing. science-fiction anthologies. theNorwegianamerican October 7, 2016 • 23 A monthly feature to share Brought to you by with kids and grandkids BarnebladBarneblad Heidi Håvan Grosch New Norwegian children’s songbook published: Bamsen Min (My Teddy bear)

Have you ever had a Teddy bear (bamse) or stuffed animal (kosedyr)? My grandparents gave me my first Teddy bear when I was 13 years old. I named him Christmas (because he was a Christmas present). Thirteen is kind of old to get your first Teddy bear, but I was excited and I still have him here in Norway! Do you know where the name Teddy bear came from? American Presi- dent Teddy Roosevelt way back in 1902 refused to shoot a bear tied to a tree. A newspaper cartoonist drew a picture of that day and a candy shop owner was inspired to make a stuffed bear. Those bears, originally Teddy’s bear, became so popular that candy shop owner became a full time Teddy bear maker! Stuffed bears, however, were popular before they became famous. In Germany, people could order them from a 1894 catalog. You also might know the popular jump rope rhyme (called a skipping rhyme in British English) about Teddy bears called “Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around.” There are many versions; here is one:

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Now there is a brand-new Norwegian songbook called Bamsen Min (My Turn around. Go upstairs. Teddy Bear) by Jorid Vorum from Steinkjer in North Trøndelag. This talented Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, preschool teacher knows her audience well, and has written all 21 songs in Touch the ground. Say your prayers. this songbook, something she has always dreamed of doing. Her songs are Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, easy to sing and don’t have a lot of fancy words, so even children learning Touch your shoe. Turn out the light. Norwegian can sing-a-long. Not all the songs are about Teddy Bears, and the Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear hello (Hallo, hallo and Hei, Hei, her er jeg) and goodbye (Ha det bra) songs That will do. Say good night! are the types of songs that stick in your head. There are goodnight songs (God natt and Vuggesang), a song about dancing (Nå skal jeg lære deg å danse), a song about a squirrel (Ekornet klatrer i treet), and of course songs about Teddy bears. In a newspaper article in the Trønder Avisa on August 10, Jorid says that some children miss having someone close, like mommy or daddy, and that can be a little hard for them. But a Teddy bear can be a friend that helps these children feel safe. Jorid’s songs are also that way, helping children feel happy and safe. “It is important that all children are seen and heard,” she says. All the pictures in this brand-new songbook are drawn by Sanna Revdal, an artist and art teacher from Finland, and a CD with all the songs comes with the book. Twelve of the songs are also available on another CD with full musical accompaniment including fiddle, cello, guitar, banjo, and accordian! If you would like to order the song book and/or CD, click on “Bestill Bam- sen Min” i dag on the Frittspillerom homepage. By the way, Frittspillerom is Jorid’s business where she teaches children’s music classes, plays the violin, and writes poetry… and songs!

Frittspillerom’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/FrittSpillerom Frittspillerom’s Homepage: frittspillerom.no Grown-ups can read more about the Teddy bear here:

Photos: (above) Frittspillerom / Facebook, (left teddy bear) Matthew / Flickr www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-history-of-the-teddy-bear-from- Jorid Vorum, composer and author, with her new book of songs. wet-and-angry-to-soft-and-cuddly-170275899/#KlzGefGqsA0Zoibe.14

Puzzles by Sölvi Dolland Norsk-Engelsk Kryssord Norwenglish Crossword

Solution to “Norske malere” Solution to last month’s puzzle: Solution to puzzle #16:

Oops! Loddrett #77-91 weren’t in the last issue! They are, however, on page 24 of this issue. Go there now unless you’d rather skip to the answers. :) 24 • October 7, 2016 Bulletin Board theNorwegianamerican

A nisse down under

Andrew Saur’s Leif Erikson Day 2016 logo “was inspired by the Viking ship slicing the waves with the wind in its sails. [Erikson’s] journey was filled with optimism and hope Photo: Molly Jones for a new beginning. The banner Nils Anders has crossed the equator for the first time, stowing away with Molly Jones on a trip proclaims Leif Erikson as the to Australia. It’s the opinion of some of us that he’s no longer into traveling in search of family, ‘First European Explorer to but just for the heck of it. Unless by some chance his nisse siblings ended up there too. Who North America.’ The iconic red, knows, right? The little guy has written me to say that he found sandbakkels and kringler in Otter’s Bakehouse. He’s shown here with the famous Sydney Opera House in the background. white and blue exemplify the shared colors of the American We wish him a good trip, and expect him to come home perfectly aged, like Linie Aquavit, from and Norwegian flags.” having traveled back and forth over the equator.

Norwegian American notes It’s been pointed out to me that I failed Happy Leif Erikson Day! material so strongly. However, the to place the last clues for last issue’s How will you celebrate this policy of this newspaper is never crossword! I’m sorry! Here they are: adventurous holiday? We all know to give out contact info for our traditions for the major holidays, writers. 77. forkjølelses aktivitet (N) but I think it’s high time we make The best way to get in contact 78. møblersnekker maskin up some of our own to honor this with them is for you to write to the 79. små sovepauser Norse explorer. Should we drink paper ([email protected]) and 80. i sørvest er det Kon-Tiki museet mead? Eat salmon? Go somewhere include your contact info. We’ll 81. det Ed gjorde da han skrev meste parten we’ve never been before? pass that along to the writer and it av dette kryssordet (en fin tradisjon og Send your suggestions to will be up to him or her to contact mange års erfaring!) [email protected]. you as he or she sees fit. 82. vann i luften If you’re writing with a ques- 83. spesielle historiske tidsperioder Contacting our authors tion or complaint, please direct 84. hvorfor man er “i hullet” It seems like more and more those to the editor (emily@na- 87. gravet opp fra #55L. eller….. of you are calling in wanting to weekly.com). Such emails may be 89. Norges nasjonaldag måned (N) reach out to our writers about printed on our letters page unless 91. Aristotle til sine gamle venner their articles. That’s great! We’re specifically marked otherwise. glad you’re engaging with our Thank you again for reading!

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