Congratulation Norway with your 200 years anniversary!
The constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 th in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom in an attempt to avoid being ceded to Sweden after Denmark-Norway's devastating defeat in the Napoleonic wars. The celebration of this day began spontaneously among students and others from early on. However, Norway was at that time in a union with Sweden (following the Convention of Moss in August 1814) and for some years the King of Sweden and Norway was reluctant to allow the celebrations.
I haven't had the time to write on my blog for some weeks now! I have been working in Snorrastofa more or less every single day of this month. First of all we had all Scandinavian foreign ministers meeting in Reykholt in the 29. and 30.th of April. Same day visit of 35 translators of the icelandic sagas visiting ( the 29.th of April ) the sagas are being published in all Scandinavian countries in a new modern translation.
Swedish travel agency " Christers Resor" is here 3 - 4 times every week for lectures about Snorri, their groups are from 40 up to 70 visitors each time. Definitive my favorite group! This is also the time of year when icelandic school classes visit Snorrastofa. There are up to 4 schools visiting some days, each group around 60 twelve years old, so our pastor Geir has his hands full!
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( photograph Guðlaugur Óskarsson)
My name is Sigrun Guttormsdóttir Þormar. I live inBorgarfjord west Iceland, where I work as a project leader at the cultural medieval center Snorrastofa in Reykholt. For those that don't know, Reykholt was the home of Snorri Sturluson, medieval writer and poet whom lived in Reykholt from 1206 to 1241. He was the author of the Edda, Heimskringla (History of the kings of Norway) and Egils Saga Skallagrimsson. For me Snorri is the most amazing employer whom I proudly serve and constantly present in my every day life! He is absolutely still going strong at 835 years of age. Please come and visit us at www.snorrastofa.is. We are open all weekdays during the winter and all days during summer. We have an exhibition about Snorri Sturluson and offer lectures for groups. Hope to see you soon :)
