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Norway.com Shop Welcome to the Norway.com Shop
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Norway.com Magazine - Collectors Edition The gateway to modern Norway
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DVD - Henrik Ibsen - Father of Modern Drama Steinar Hybertsen, Shybert Productions and the Norwegian American Foundation have produced a documentary based on Henrik Ibsen and his contribution to modern theatre. The film is a journey through his life, starting with his beginnings in Skien, Norway, and following him through his time in Denmark, Germany, Italy and back again.
Due to his self-imposed exile for 27 years, Ibsen wrote most of his plays abroad. The documentary thus follows him through stays in Dresden, Munich, Gossensass, Rome, Sorrento, Amalfie and Ischia. His personal correspondence from these locations provides viewers with insight into the experiences and impulses important to him, and helps to answer important questions about his constant travel. In fact, he did not have a permanent home until his 1891 return to Olso, and he never saw his family after he left Skien at age 19.
The documentary also focuses on the incredible changes in Europe from 1828 to 1906—transformations that were reflected in most of Ibsen's work. The political arena during this time underwent constant modifications, and Ibsen himself lived in the middle of many revolutions while in Italy and Spain and witnessed firsthand the formation of modern political and social structure. This gave him and his work insight into the challenges and problems which would soon emerge after such monumental changes.
In addition, the documentary briefly analyzes the 28 different plays from Ibsen's productive life, specifically focusing on Peer Gynt, Et Dukkehjem and Hedda Gabler and how these plays were received on the world stage. Furthermore, the film will discuss those first stage performances which earned Ibsen money. He was most successful in Germany where he lived for 17 years—Brand was the most played piece at the time.
The documentary also features information about the pieces of Ibsen's work which were forbidden in certain families and thereby caused him to receive several negative reviews in the press. Regardless, success came to him after 40 years of writing and Ibsen was and is considered the father of modern drama. The first films produced in the United States based on Ibsen's plays gained attention in 1915, and many more were introduced before the advent of movies with sound.
Toril Moi, Professor at Duke University, will play a part in presenting the story of Henrik Ibsen in this documentary, along with Juni Dahr, Vigdis Ystad, Merete Morken Andersen, Joan Templeto, a historian from Germany and a historian from Italy.
The film's running time is 75 minutes and is available for $19.95.
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DVD - Crown Princess Märtha - the American Story Born a Swedish Princess and married to the Crown Prince of Norway, she was forced to flee her adopted country with her three children, moving secretly from house to house, chased by German storm troopers and fearing for her life and those of her children. She escaped across the Atlantic and made a special friend in perhaps the most powerful man in the world. This would change her life and positively impact US-Norway relations forever. In the year of Norway's 100 years of peaceful independence from Sweden, and in celebration of the close ties between Norway and the United States, the Norwegian American community celebrates the extraordinary life of Crown Princess Märtha with a new monument in her likeness, dedicated in Washington, D.C., the capital of her home while in exile.
The Norwegian American Foundation commissioned Shybert Productions to produce a documentary on HRH Crown Princess Märtha of Norway. This story also features interviews with sculptress, Kirsten Kokkin who created the commemorative statue of the late HRH Crown Princess Märtha that was presented as a gift from the United States to the citizens of Norway to celebrate Norway's 2005 Centennial Celebration.
The DVD is available for $19.95
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Book - Beyond the Cold: An American's Warm Portrait of Norway What effect does a year spent in another country have on a child? Is it just another year in his childhood no different than any of the others? Can it influence his future endeavors, work, opinions, relations with people? What happens when he returns to that country as an adult? Can he adopt a culture not his own?
Michael Kleiner takes us on his interesting and unique journey in Beyond the Cold: An American's Warm Portrait of Norway (Infinity Publishing), from living in Norway as an 11-year old with his family to returning for the first time 16 years later as an adult through five more visits. Writing in a journal style with warmth, sensitivity, humor, caring, and insight, Kleiner shows how he develops a strong affinity, appreciation and passion for Norway, its culture, beauty and people. As the story progresses, he moves beyond the wonderful reunions with friends and descriptions of his travels around the country, to commenting on Norwegian and American societies. This timeline from childhood to adulthood makes the book different than usual travel essay type books which are written only from adult perspectives.
For more information about the book and to see slide shows of the country as well as excerpts from the book, click here. International orders are also accepted at this site.
The book may be purchased at Buy Books on the Web Or call 877-BUY-BOOK or 610-941-9999
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Book - Nikolai's Fortune By Solveig Torvik
Brand new from the University of Washington Press: This book is an historical novel based on the lives of four generations of women in Solveig Torvik's family in Finland, Norway and Idaho. It paints a closely researched picture of the lives endured by ordinary women in Scandinavia at the time, and examines the consequences of broken bonds between mothers and daughters. Click here for more information.
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Centennial Silver Medal To mark the 100th anniversary of independence, the Norwegian American Foundation has commissioned the Royal Norwegian Mint to issue a commemorative silver medal.  The Centennial silver medal is now available for purchase. The silver medal comes in a philatelic-numismatic cover/first-edition letter with accompanying stamps and will be offered as a commemorative medal to the Norwegian American community. 
The medal features a portrait of Crown Princess Märtha, designed by Rune Myklebust Tofte in close cooperation with Kirsten Kokkin. The reverse side depicts a portrait of the three regents of the period: King Harald V, King Olav V and King Haakon VII designed by Grazyna Jolanta Lindau. The medal is made of sterling silver 925 Ag and in Proof quality. Diameter is 32 mm.
Cost: $99 plus shipping & handling.
Contact: Kristen, 206.441.3129 or k.brackman@norway.com.
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DVD - Aurlandsdalen - A Historic Journey Aursdalen is in one of the most beautiful fjords of Norway. The Norwegian west coast won first place in National Geographic's “The World's Best Destinations” listing. Aursdalen is a valley in the fjord country and has one of the most spectacular hiking trails in Norway.
We meet local people telling their stories of the past in a guided tour through the valley's breathtaking scenery. We also meet third-generation Norwegian Americans who are seeking their roots, and who find the area almost as it has always been.”
Language: Norwegian / English with subtitles. Music composed & performed by Secret Garden.
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Finding Thea - DVD Finding Thea, sponsored in part by the Norwegian American Foundation, is the story of Thea Foss, a 19th century Norwegian immigrant to the Pacific Northwest who became the inspiration for the fictional heroine Tugboat Annie and creator of the Pacific's largest tugboat empire.
In 1889, the year Washington achieved statehood, Norwegian immigrant Thea Christiansen Foss arrived in Tacoma on the newly opened Northern Pacific Railroad.
With transportation limited to train, horse-drawn buggies, and boats, Thea quickly recognized a business opportunity in the growing demand for water travel. Beginning with an initial $5 purchase of a rowboat, the marine transport business she and her husband Andrew founded on the Tacoma waterfront has grown over more than a century into the largest, most modern fleet of tugs on the West Coast.
Through her life and work, Thea Foss became a pioneer archetype for women in the first half of the twentieth century. In 1931, Thea became the inspiration for a fictional character in Norman Reilly Raine's famed “Tugboat Annie” stories published in the Saturday Evening Post. These popular tales led to three Hollywood motion pictures and a 1950's television series.
Finding Thea separates the woman from the myth. It combines rare archival footage, photos, and clips from the 1933 Tugboat Annie film starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery with contemporary reflections of her legacy along Washington State's waterfronts. As Historian Michael Sullivan states, the film explores “a rich story about a very generous person who you love to see win” as well as “the story of a woman immigrant, head of a family who built an empire without being an empire builder.”
To find out more about this film and order a copy, please visit www.findingthea.com.
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Book - Norway: Portrait of a Nation Written by some of the most prominent contemporary personalities in Norway today, "Norway: Portrait of a Nation” is an extensive
presentation of Norway. The writers, including HRH Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, joined forces to create a “portrait of a nation” just in time for the centennial celebration next year. The book offers an insight into the character and peculiarities of Norwegian society and has something for everyone.
With 592 pages and over 600 illustrations this book embraces a wide range of subjects from the past to the present- politics and business, cuisine and sport, environmental conservation and education, history, art and philosophies of life.
The book is available in English and Norwegian through The Norwegian American Foundation.
You may order the book by calling us at: 206.441.3044
Or sending an e-mail to k.brackman@norway.com
Price: $129 (includes S&H)
Format: 9 ½ by 12 inches
592 pages and more than 600 illustrations
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CD & Music Book: Norse Fiddle at the Wedding This is sweet listening, as well as a source for the wedding couple choosing music for their celebration. The CD and music book for Hardanger fiddle or violin present tunes from traditional Norwegian to arrangements and compositions with the American wedding in mind—for a happy upbeat event. Historically, Norwegian country weddings were elaborate affairs that lasted up to a week. Music of the Hardanger fiddle (called hardingfele in Norwegian) led the initial procession from the bride's home to church, and then the feasting and dancing afterwards. Nowadays, couples want an element of the wedding to acknowledge their national origin, even when everything else is characteristic of an “American” ceremony. Whether planning a wedding or not, you'll love Karen Torkelson Solgård's haunting sound of the Hardanger fiddle, Norway's national instrument.
1) Music Book: “Norse Fiddle at the Wedding Music Book” ($20)
To order the book, call or email: 612-724-5540, norsefiddle@solgard.com
2) CDs available through cdbaby.com/all/karensolgard
Norse Fiddle at the Wedding ($15)
Norse Fiddle at Home ($15)
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DVD - Thor's Favorites: Potato Lefse Daunted by the thought of making lefse for the first time? Curious about traditional Norwegian cuisine? Disappointed that your grandmother did not teach you to roll lefse? “Thor's Favorites: Potato Lefse” features step-by-step instruction from veteran lefse roller Liz Gjellstad. In the easy-to-follow cooking show, Liz prepares the novice lefse maker for each phase of the lefse-making process, including necessary equipment, recipes, dough preparation, and rolling techniques. Using this DVD as a tool, a beginner or an experienced lefse maker will be able to make lefse at home.
Liz Gjellstad took a personal hobby and family tradition and created a successful commercial business, founding Thor's Ethnic Foods in 1998. After providing local grocery stores with her widely acclaimed product for seven years, Liz filmed this instructional DVD to teach others how to make lefse themselves. The DVD “Thor's Favorites: Potato Lefse” was filmed locally in Minot, ND.
Special DVD features include: bonus video—Liz's best troubleshooting tips for the home baker; two recipe cards featuring lefse recipes using boiled potatoes and potato flakes; Liz's favorite baking tools; suggestions for homemade equipment; scene selections.
Elizabeth Gjellstad
1000 20th Ave NW Unit B5
Minot, ND 58703
701-838-9659
liz@thorsfavorites.com
www.thorsfavorites.com
For more information and to order "Thor's Favorites: Potato Lefse DVD" click here.
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Book - Astri, My Astri: Norwegian Heritage Stories By Deb Nelson Gourley
"Astri, My Astri: Norwegian Heritage Stories" is a delightful bilingual account of a search for Norwegian roots . . . the discovery of an immigrant trunk and the selected narratives all serve as an inspiration to anyone exploring the legacy of their own immigrant past. -Professor Odd S. Lovoll
Deb Nelson Gourley's book will attract readers outside her own family circle . . . she tells about the Indian rebellion of 1862, about epidemics . . . linked to a larger historical framework. -Associate Professor Øyvind T. Gulliksen
With the dedication of an indefatigable detective, author Deb Nelson Gourley displays her abilities as both researcher and storyteller. An old trunk, a hand written note, cemetery and courthouse records - these become the skeletal framework which the author then clothes with flesh, blood, and bunads. -Associate Professor Harley Refsal
For more information and to order "Astri, My Astri" click here.
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Book - Following the Waters, Voices from the Final Norwegian Emigration By Astrid Tollefsen
A courageous book about courageous people! A premiere oral history that critics and readers love on both sides of the Atlantic. It chronicles the lives of 20th century Norwegian emigrants: Brooklyn - New Bedford, Massachusetts where they founded the scallop industry, improved the fishing industry and helped bring the port of New Bedford to #1 today. Some emigrants moved on to Seattle/Alaska fisheries and began/developed scalloping and brought crab fishing into preeminence.
This emigration, marked by great courage and fraught by loss of life at sea, brought great wealth to some while others suffered unimaginable losses of life and limb. In the tradition of the “pendlers” the families often kept their own traditions, skills, lifestyles and culture. This life pattern with its courage, daring sea rescues, strength, faith, history and loss -- in addition to the history and traditions of Norway, the New Bedford area and WWII life -- are emphasized throughout this book. The author's search for her Norwegian identity after the childhood loss of her fishing captain father at sea, is interwoven in this book. Subsidized by major Norwegian organizations, Kommune, a consulate and private donors. Foreword by Lars Fure, Norwegian Ambassador to Central America.
Reader friendly, 400+ photos and illustrations. Very readable print. Professionally edited/designed. Hard cover/ dust cover. 7'/10' 512 pps. 22 chap. 12 culture/heritage chapters, + new mini-chapter, large bibliography, notes, and appendix.
USA $39.00+5.90 s/h. 5% tax for MA buyers.
Norway 398 NOK inc. s/h.
Leifur Publications, ISBN: 0-9746515-5-9
Send payment: Box 150, West Barnstable, Massachusetts 02668 Tel: 508-362-4272,
Email: astrid2000@earthlink.net, Web: home.earthlink.net/~astrid2000
For more info re. "Following the Waters" or to order through PayPal.com click here.
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Book - Fun in Norway with Kids Explore Norway the fun way! With over 700 handpicked, kid-friendly places to choose from it will be easy to find attractions that will entertain your whole family. The 220-page book covers the areas surrounding Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Kristiansand and Telemark.
Organized by region, you'll receive vivid descriptions, price, hours of operation, website addresses, a calendar of major events and an index.
The book is available in English and Norwegian through Courtney-Jaatun Publishers.
Price: $39 (includes S&H)
Format: 5.5 by 8 inches
For more information and to order "Fun in Norway with Kids" click here or send an e-mail to rcourtne@online.no.
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Book - Hidden Falls By Carla Danziger
Mystery and Romance in Western Norway
American Kris Kelly, seeking to recover from the breakup of her marriage, vacations at a fjord hotel in summer 1995 with her cousin Elsa Jenssen, a popular Norwegian journalist. But everything changes when Elsa is found dead near Hidden Falls. A number of reasons lead authorities to conclude that her death was accidental. Kris's gut feelings tell her otherwise; yet she must return to Bergen to comfort Elsa's grieving father. When he, too, asserts that Elsa's death was not accidental, Kris searches for the truth.
Elsa's connections with the newspaper editor for whom she worked, her opinionated columns, her private ghosts from the Nazi occupation of Norway, and her post-war years in England, lead Kris into danger and romance, and the throes of a clandestine plot and soul-searching questions about justice.
For more information and to order "Hidden Falls" click here.
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Book - Norwegian Footprints "...Johannessen and Hansen capture the poetry of everyday life..."
Bruce Bawer, The Norseman
"Maybe it take's an outsider to see a place as it truly is."
Cecile Wehrman, Divide County Journal, Crosby N.D.
Norwegian Footprints is a cultural portrait of the most Norwegian state in the USA, North Dakota. Its main focus is on Norwegian farmers and their families who live in northwest North Dakota.
The book is the work of press photographer Jan Johannessen and journalist Espen A. Hansen. The Norwegian journalists have traveled extensively in the region to document what remains of Norwegian culture on the American prairie. The 160-page book has striking photographs and texts both in Norwegian and English.
For more information, click here
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Book - Reckless Courage: The True Story of a Norwegian Boy Under Nazi Rule By William Fuller with Jack Haines
Full of engaging anecdotes and inspirational stories, Reckless Courage portrays the warmth, humor, and persistence of a Norwegian family during the German occupation of World War II. The book centers on the exploits of young Gunnar Høines, working as an errand boy at a hotel housing German officers. A wealth of historical detail does much to counter the virtually unrecognized importance of Norway in World War II. There are some intriguing observations. The impetuous decision to invade Norway eventually cost Hitler the war. A Norwegian colonel, disobeying orders, changed the course of history. Norway's world monoply on "heavy water" gave Germany a false sense of security in nuclear research: a crucial factor in its failure to make an atomic bomb.
William Fuller, a graduate of Harvard College and Business School, spent his career in finance. He has traveled extensively in Norway and has had a lifelong interest in 20th century European history.
Jack Haines was a member of Milorg, the organized Norwegian resistance, and delivered machine guns in the Stavanger region. After the war, he served in the elite 100-man King's Guard before emigrating to America. His exceptional recall of the occupation years, family life, and his younger brother's exploits make a delightful and fascinating story.
Published by The Taber Hall Press
For more information and to order "Reckless Courage" click here.
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Book - Oslo in April By John Slade
This novel, set in Norway, follows eight musicians from early morning on the first Saturday in April, to the symphony concert which they perform that evening in the Oslo Concert House. They live very different lives, and confront a range of challenges through the day, but each musician is directed toward that special moment in the evening when, together, they will enter the musical world which they deeply love. The reader follows each of these eight characters as they move, and interact, from dawn until the concert's finale.
Each of the musicians prepares for a three-part concert that evening: Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, a portrait of anguish; Rossini's William Tell Overture, a portrait of resilience; and Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto, a portrait of triumph. Oslo in April moves as well through these three stages. It is a story about people helping people, about people at their best.
For more information and to order "Oslo in April" click here.
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Book - Winterland; The Christmas Collection An astounding collection of poetry and prose, fusing a Norwegian winter with American Christmas folk roots. Sure to become a new holiday classic!
Spirited with insightful poetry and prose, Winterland is a thought-provoking journey through a nostalgic Christmas. From the adventurous fjords of Norway to the pioneering holiday traditions of an Americana time gone by, this Christmas offering weaves together poetic reflections and meaningful short stories from two different yuletide lands and beyond. Winterland is a place where fishermen' snowshoes trek, cathedral spires illuminate, a settlers hearth burns peacefully, and whims come alive east of the sun and west of the moon. Rising poet, artist, and author Stefan Lowry has captured deep cultural roots as a contemporary writer, filling this Christmas celebration with charm, heritage, raw emotion, and wintry imagination. From territories of frost, to mornings of marvels, blizzards of pilgrimage, and songs to reindeer, Winterland is the perfect fireside companion for a long winter's night.
To view Stefan Lowry's website, please visit: http://www.stefanlowry.com/
To order Winterland; The Christmas Collection click here
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Norwegian Wall Clock Featuring the Norwegian flag (in color) with the 12-hour points in Norwegian lettering as pictured.
This all-new 12 inch Wall Clock is framed in a durable smooth lined navy blue case.
This elegant Norwegian Clock is offered to you at the price of $29.95. A unisex watch (1-1/8 inch diameter) with a navy blue strap is also available at this same low price which includes shipping and handling. An ideal gift for that “special someone." Order as many as you like...
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31 Edwards Ct. - Nor.Dept.
Burlingame, CA. 94010
Tel: 1.800.717.1339
Fax: 1.650.697.1730
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DVD - Stein Eriksen: Ski Legend A biography of one of Utah's alpine ski legends
Producer: Steinar Hybertsen
Production Company: Shybert Prod.
Music by Secret Garden
Editing: Antony Cooper
Sponsored by a grant from Scandinavian Airlines
Lady Stone Productions, 2003
Stein Eriksen changed the face of alpine skiing in the U.S., transforming a family tradition into a successful career. It could be said that Eriksen was born to ski. He challenged himself to master the art of alpine skiing and racing and won gold and silver medals in the 1952 Olympics and two gold medals in the 1954 World Ski Championships. He became not only a hero to the Norwegian people, but gained international recognition - especially in the United States.
Because of his flawless style, good looks and charm, he became a favorite with the Hollywood elite, rubbing elbows with the likes of Gary Cooper. It was a world that suited him well and one that attracted him to the United States where ski resorts such as Heavenly Valley, Aspen and Sugarbush recruited his talents. His style of skiing became legendary and his persona larger than life. Eriksen has parlayed all that he knows and loves about skiing into an incredible career that still continues today.
Cost: $19.95 per copy
Shipping/handling: $3.50 per copy
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VHS - Alf Engen Utah's Athlete of the Century
Ladystone Productions, Inc.
Steinar Hybertsen: Producer
Steinar Hybertsen and Donna Sandahl: Co-directors
Antony Cooper: Editor
Music: Secret Garden
Ole Edvard Antonsen
Utah ski legend Alf Engen is often credited as the man who put Utah on the international ski map. While still in his teens, he was already an established ski jumper and a promising soccer player in his native Norway. After the death of his father, Alf immigrated to America where his mother, Martha, and younger brothers, Sverre and Corey, joined him. Each of the Engen bothers made his mark on America in his own distinctive way, and for each, skiing in the American West was at the very core.
He hadn't realized when leaving Norway that America would have "ski jumping or even snow." He chose to settle in Utah, a state he loved and in which he was beloved. He often proudly remarked that Alta "has the best snow in the world." After five decades of dreams coming true, Alf earned the prestigious Athlete of the Century award for the state of Utah. This is the story of the astonishing career of a man both proud and humble, a great athlete, husband and father, a man who never forgot his Norwegian roots but who, in his own words, felt "honored to be an American."
Cost: $19.95 per copy
Shipping/handling: $3.50 per copy
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