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Norwegian Words of Wisdom,
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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." |
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Norwegian Proverbs by Joanne Asala (Paperback - December 31, 2008)
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