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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Showcasing Scandinavia: Directory of Nordic-themed posts


I've featured a good number of items from Scandinavia over the years. Here they are in one handy-dandy index, for your browsing pleasure.

Vintage postcards
  • Sami girl and a reindeer in Norway
  • High mountain passage in Norway (possibly Sognefjellet National Tourist Route)
  • Gorgeous churches in Norway and Denmark (and Belgium)
  • Hanseatic warehouses in Bergen, Norway
  • The Fish Market and Geiranger Fjord in Norway
  • Theodor Kittelsen's Trollkjerringer på Norefjell
  • Fiskargränd (Fish Alley) in Visby, Sweden
  • Two more from the streets of Visby, Sweden
  • God Jul! (Christmas postcard from Sweden)
  • Old alley (Møntestræde) in Odense, Denmark

Other ephemera
  • Stereographic card: The "Imposing Troldtinder" in Horgheim, Norway
  • Four vintage Aune photos of Hammerfest, Norway
  • Ad: Prince Wilhelm of Sweden endorses Melachrino cigarettes
  • 1979 issue of Cricket: "Christmas Eve at Sundborn (Sweden)"
  • Scandinavian Airlines postal event cover
  • Five nifty back covers of books (including Norwegian Folklore Simplified)

And finish with a folk tale...
  • Story time: "Old Hopgiant" (from Sweden)

Chris Otto at 10:04 PM
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