The culture of Norway

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The culture of Norway

• by István Fordzyun

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Content

• Introduction
• Folk Music
• Pop Music
• Literature
• Films
• Stavanger 2008

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• Norway has often been isolated from major
  European cultural trends and developments. Yet a
  strong culture was flourishing here from at least
  the ninth century.
• The young norvegian state has a particularly
  significant history as a maritime nation. They
  retained their own conspicous traditions despite
  of various historical events, which, with the
  cultural impuls of other countries, have resulted
  a unique diversity. Its manifestated in the
  Norwegian music, literature, art, and also in the
  landscape of the country.

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Folk Music

• The Norwegian cultures essential item is the
  traditional national costume, called bunad,
  which is worn with pride on every special
  occasions and fests .
• In the development of the Norwegian folk music
  the Saami, which were the indigenous people of
  Norway, had an important part.
• Norwegian folk music both vocal and
  instrumental, is usually performed by soloists.
  Instrumental music is most commons played on
  the fiddle or on the Hardanger fiddle, which is
  considered the national instrument of Norway.
• The country has an unbroken folk music tradition.
  Since folk music has been passed along
  continously from generation to generation.

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Popular Music

• Today, Norwegian pop, rock, hip-hop, metal, RB
  and electronica are more popular than ever.
• Thanks to a multitude of other active bands and
  new record companies, more is going on in
  Norwegian popular music than ever before.
• Norway has a large and active rock scene.
  High-volume bands, like Kaizers Orchestra,
  Madrugada, Serena Maneesh, Motorpsycho and
  Turbonegro have a solid position in Norway, and
  increase their popularity abroad with every
  successful tour.
• Norwegian pop music boasts a number of gifted and
  distinctive songwriters and performers, including
  Bertine Zetlitz, Sondre Lerche, Maria Mena and
  Ephemera.
• The electronica scene is dominated by the biggest
  current name among Norwegian music exports
  Röyksopp.
• Norwegian hip-hop is characterised by a strong
  Norwegian-language scene, which includes such
  names as Tungtvann, Klovner i Kamp and Karpe
  Diem,

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Literature Nobel Laureates

• The Norwegian Literature has many excellent
  authors in every parts of it.
• Between 1903 and 1928 3 Norwegian authors were
  awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
• Bjornson won the 1903 Nobel Prize, hed been
  followed by KnutHamsun in 1920.
• Norways third Nobel laureate is Sigrid Undset,
  who received the Nobel Prize in 1928.

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Contemporary - and Childrens Literature

• Norwegian contemporary literature has gained a
  popular following both at home and abroad. Some
  of the best-known current authors are Jostein
  Garder, Erik Fosnes Hansen and Lars Saabye
  Christensen .
• Close to 30 contemporary Norwegian writers
  have been translated into more than ten different
  languages.
• Literature for children and young people first
  emerged as an independent genre during the 1700s.
  Even folk and fairy tales were not originally
  intended for children, and first became regarded
  as childrens literature during the 1800s. The
  first reader for children was printed in 1798.
• One of the traditional headfigure of the
  Norwegian tales is the Troll.