Norwegian’s tail finheroescelebrategreatNordicpersonalities
includingBjørnstjerneBjørnson,whowroteNorway’snationalanthem
Tail fi
n
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BjørnstjerneBjørnson
NumberofGreatFourfilmadaptations
BjørnstjerneBjørnson
(14)
Henrik Ibsen
(224)
Jonas Lie
(3)
AlexanderKielland
(7)
SteveMcQueen
in 1978’s Ibsen
adaptation,
AnEnemyof
thePeople
T
heNorwegiannational anthemwas first
performed 150 years ago, on 17May 1864,
tomark the50th anniversary of Norway’s
constitution (
seealsop 138
).
Ja, vi elsker
dette landet
(“Yes, we love this country”)
was basedon apoembywriter BjørnstjerneBjørnson
(1832-1910), and set tomusicby his cousin, Rikard
Nordraak (1842-66).
Bjørnsonwas an admirer of anotherNorwegian tail fin
hero, HenrikWergeland, andhadbeen involved inpolitics
from anearly age (fearing a chargeof high treason in 1881,
hefledbriefly toGermany). Bjørnson is noted for renewing
Norwegian storytelling, particularly for elevatingpeasant
tales; in 1903hewas awarded theNobel Prize in Literature
and is consideredoneof
DeFireStore
(“theFourGreats”) of
Norwegian literature (
seebelowand right
).
BjørnstjerneBjørnson’shome inAulestad,wherehe lived
from 1875until hisdeath in 1910, becameamuseum in 1935;
it isopen from20May to30August
maihaugen.no
Aulestad is threehours’drive fromOslo;Norwegianflies to
Oslo fromnearly 110destinations.Bookflights,ahoteland
arental caratnorwegian.com
Norwegian’stailfinheroes
WhenNorwegianenteredNorway’s domesticmarket in2002,we
challenged awell-established and long-lasting airlinemonopoly. So
it felt natural for us to adorn the tails of our aircraftwithNorwegian
personalitieswhohavepushed theboundaries, challenged the
establishedorder and inspiredothers.
Norwegianhas expanded andestablishedbases far beyond
Norway’s borders; as aNordiccompanywenowcelebrateheroes
from all theNordiccountries – fromSwedish actressGretaGarbo to
Finland’s national poet, Johan LudvigRuneberg.
Readmoreaboutourheroesonourwebsite
norwegian.no
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