books

Astri Mi Astri…from folk song to Amazon.com

November 2, 2009

Over the years, I've met lots of people involved in preserving the heritage of the Nordic cultures in interesting ways. One of those is Deb Nelson Gourley, who runs Astri My Astri Publishing. If you've ever met and talked to Deb — attired in her beautiful Hallingdal festbunad at a festival, such as Norsk Høstfest, [...]

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Snow Treasure

December 22, 2008

Winter is upon us and Christmas is near, which leads me to thoughts of gifts past and future. One of the earliest books about Norway I remember reading is still out on the market and I recommend it for young students, grades 3-6 in particular. For those who remember the book sales that some USA [...]

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Norwegian medieval textual help desk

September 17, 2008

OK, it's not about music (well, it's about text) — but it's Nordic (Norwegian language and English subtitles) — and it made me laugh this morning! Hope you enjoy it. // Related Posts:MultePod presents: Sunde-afternoon (rebroadcast)Calling 'til the cows come homeMultePod presents: Sunde-afternoonØystein Sunde: Soga om Harald JordfreserTo Norway, Home of Giants!

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