tirsdag 31. oktober 2023

Reading in the room - a glimpse from Dublin

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  A couple of weeks ago, I was in Dublin for the first time, and participated in a seminar (for more on which, see previous blogpost). I hav...
torsdag 19. oktober 2023

Lectures from the Festival of History - St Olaf: An international Norwegian Saint (Dublin, 2023)

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  This October, I had the tremendous honour of being invited to participate in this year's Viking Seminar, a part of the annual Festival...
torsdag 5. oktober 2023

Celebrating Nynorsk, celebrating Jon Fosse

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  Today it was announced that the recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature 2023 is the Norwegian writer Jon Fosse, and the most likely an...
søndag 1. oktober 2023

On bluer skies

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Since 2012, I have been an active member on Twitter, and in those years I have gained a lot of different experiences, and for the most part ...
fredag 29. september 2023

Saint Michael in Tønsberg, part 1 - the dragonslayer in the cathedral

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  Today, September 29, is the feast of Saint Michael and all angels. For this year's feast, I present you with a modern representation f...
torsdag 28. september 2023

Reading-spots, part 4

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  Whenever I am home in my native village, I make it my quest to find new spots in which to read. This quest also applies outside of my vill...
onsdag 27. september 2023

A different Oslo, or - Novels as historical remnants

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  For several years, I have appreciated the value of novels as windows into the periods in which they were written. By referencing a world k...