Norwegian Proverbs [Paperback]

Joanne Asala (Author), Joann Asala (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1932043462 | ISBN-13: 978-1932043464 | Publication Date: December 31, 2008 | Edition: 2nd

This popular proverb book has a new beautiful cover showing a fjord, water falls, and the mountains. Our son, David Heusinkveld, took the photographs for the covers when on a trip to Scandinavia in 2007. The book has a new cover with identical popular contents.
Beautiful interior illustrations come from Rambles and Scrambles in Norway first published in 1878. The British author took his artist with him to make engravings of life in Norway. These charming antique views show that historic Norway has become one of the worlds wealthiest nations. Today a display of the history of Norwegian people proclaims We are no longer alone.

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Language Notes

Text: English
Original Language: Norwegian --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Joanne Asala is a writer and editor dedicated to the preservation of traditional customs. Her titles for Penfield include "Swedish Proverbs," "Words of Wisdom from the Vikings," and "Trolls Remembering Norway." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Penfield; 2nd edition (December 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932043462
• ISBN-13: 978-1932043464
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,069,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Norwegian Words of Wisdom, November 19, 2000

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This review is from: Norwegian Proverbs (Paperback)

Norwegian tales were first written down in the mid-1800s by two friends, Peter Christian Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe. Joanne Asala has searched through these early stories to find the gems of wisdom-the proverbs-sprinkled throughout the tales. Illustrations are reproductions of nineteenth-century engravings of Norwegian life and scenery. Full-color cover features artifacts from Vesterheim: The Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa.

The book is printed on heavy paper, making each page a work of art to be framed. The cover shows an Olkjeng (a two-handled ale bowl) carved and painted by Jon Enderson Folkedal in Granvin, Norway, in 1816. The photograph was taken by Joan Liffring-Zug. The bowl was last used for drinking toasts at a Folkedal family wedding in the 1970s.The back cover shows a variety of Norwegian objects. An Ambar (a porridge container) made of birch in 1820, an early nineteenth-century birch Olbolle (a large ale bowl) and an Olkanne (ale tankard) made of pine staves are shown. Small plates and a coverlet are also pictured.

Some examples of Norwegian Proverbs are:

"Everyone is nearest to his own self."

"Necessity teaches new arts."

"What a man sews he shall reap."

"A home is a home be it ever so homely."

"True love does not grow rusty."

"Silence is sometimes an answer."

"He who follows the river comes at last to the sea."