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Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl was born on the 6^th of October 1914. He was an experimental archeologist, adventurer, ethnographer (a man who researches and writes about cultures) and writer from Norway. He is most known for his expeditions and theories. His theories were often what you could call amazing. Because of these theories he might be the most known Norwegian of all time. Through his experiments he has not only given other countries something to look at, he gave Norway something to show off.

Childhood

Thor Heyerdahl was the son of the brewery owner Thor Heyerdahl (this means that Thor really is Thor Heyerdahl Junior) and Alison Lyng. He grew up in Larvik, a medium sized city in Norway. He had an accident when he was young. He fell through the ice. This occurrence gave him a fear of water at a young age. The fear of water mostly disappeared as he grew older, but it took him a long time before he learned to swim.

Adult Life

In 1936, Thor got married to Liv Coucheron Torp and they had two boys. Before the famous Kon-Tiki voyage, she gave him a letter that he should not open before he had Polynesian soil under his feet. Thor did as she asked. When he came to Polynesia he opened the letter to find that she wanted to divorce. They got a divorce and Thor married multiple times. He died in 2002 in Colla Micheri, Italy, due to cancer. Eight days after his death, he was buried in the main church of Oslo.

Kon-Tiki

Thor Heyerdahl had a theory about Indian boats. His idea told that Indians could get over the Pacific Ocean, from Peru to Polynesia, with the limited resources they had almost 2000 years ago. He left his wife and two children for a 101 day expedition. He and his crew sailed across 8000 kilometers of deadly sea. It was an expedition that was both hard and dangerous. The “boat” was just the way the Indians used to make their boats, because Thor had heard that “you should do as the locals”. That meant that the boat was more of a raft. The raft was named Kon-Tiki after the sun god. It should house six men, most of them had no experience at the sea. The trip turned out to be a success, not without any dramatic action of course, but Heyerdahl still received great recognition for his experiment. They reached a Polynesian island, Raroia, after a though voyage.

The men had brought a video camera aboard, on which they recorded a lot of their experiences. A documentary movie was made and it was released in 1950. The movie was awarded with an Oscar for best documentary. The movie can still be seen in the Kon-Tiki museum, which is situated in Oslo. One can also see the original Kon-Tiki raft there. A new feature movie of the Kon-Tiki expedition was released in 2012. It was shown in 33 countries. The movie was nominated both for an Oscar and for a Golden Globe award, but did not receive any of them.

Thor Heyerdahl was, as you might understand, a great explorer and adventurer. His life has been an important piece not only of Norway’s, but of the whole world’s history. There will always be many people who call themselves adventurers, but there will only be a few who takes the world in their own hands and do as they really wish for and dream of. Thor Heyerdahl was one of those people.

Thor Heyerdahl

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Thor heyerdahl

Childhood
Tor was born i Larvik 6. October 1914.
His father was a maser brewer and his mother Alison was leader for the town’s museum society. Tor was allowed to make a small "zoo / museum" in her father's brewery. He was very good at drawing, and already as 8 age, he created fanciful drawings of the South Sea Islands. He had decided to become "explorers"

Kon-Tiki across the PacificIt was in 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and five friends carried the raft journey that bore the name Kon-Tiki expedition.
 Heyerdahl wanted to prove that Polynesia could have been populated by South American Indians who used balsa rafts as transportation. To prove that it was possible, he built a balsa raft for himself and completed the journey.
It is a story about 8000 km of open sea, 101 adventure days and a crew of six who did the impossible.

Death

Heyerdahl died on April 18, 2002, in Colla Micheri in Italy where he had gone to spend the Easter holidays with some of his closest family members.
The Norwegian government gave him a state funeral in Oslo Cathedral on April 26, 2002.
He is buried in the garden of the family home in Colla Micheri.

 

 

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl is one of Norway Norway most famous person. He was born 6^th october in 1914 in Larvik and died 18^th April in Colla Micheri in Italy. Thor Heyerdahl was a zoologist, writer and adventurer. He was also an ethnographer that means to do research on different cultures. He first became known for his Kon-tiki expedition, where sailed 8000 km over the Pacific.

Kon-tiki

Thor Heyerdahl formed a theory that Polynesia was populated from America and not Asia as the common notion was. He wanted to prove that it could be posible for the Natice Americans to travel across the Pacific Ocean to Polynesia before the colonial era. Thor Heyerdahl started the journey 28th april 1947. The journey had to go all the way from Callao in peru, to the Tuamotu islands near Polynesia. They sailed with a balsa raft wich was an exact copy of the pre-historic Native Americans fleets. After 101 days the fleet had sailed about 8000 km across the open Pacific, and finally reached the Island Raroia in the Tuamotu Archipelago. The book about the expdition, became a bestseller and transelated into 70 languages. Thor had also filmed during the expedition. He made a documentary film, and the film received and Oscar for best documentary in 1951.

Galapagos and Easter Islands

Thor had now proved how Native Americans could come to Polynesia, but he alo wanted to prove that they actually had been there. Therefore he went on an expedition to Galapagos and Ester Islands. There he found antiquities with Native Americans origins who where both from the Inca era and older.

Ra

In May 1969 Thor Heyerdahl started a journey from Morocco to America with the boat Ra. He wanted to show that people from different countries could cooperate. He chose a crew of seven people from seven different countries and sailed with the United Nations flag.

Wenche Foss by Thea

Wenche Foss

The most popular actress in Norway.

Born: 5. December 1917

Died: 28. Mars 2011

Full name: Eva Wenche Steenfeldt-Foss Stang

Hometown: Oslo, Norway

Husband: Alf Scott-Hansen, Thomas Stang

Work: Actress

Family

Thomas Stang, her second husband was also married twice; his first wife was Agnes Schweigaard. He owned the fabric maarud. After some years he lost his money and got bankruptcy. They had two sons, Tommeliten and Fabian Stang. Tommeliten died when he was four years old. Their son Fabien Stang is the mayor in Oslo, the capital in Norway.



Her first son, Tommeliten.



Her second son, Fabian Stang.







Carrier

She has played in around 45 movies and series. It is written eight books about her. Her first movie was the comedy Tørres Snørtevold, there she played frøken Thorsen. Her last movie was i siste øyeblikk (in the last movement).

Wenche Foss in Tørres Snørtevoll



Mains she took part in

Because Wenches son is the governor in Oslo, Wenche has always given him a helping hand and has also supported him.  When her first son was born with Down syndrome, she took part in a lot of problems and made the life easier for a lot of handicapped people. She was one of the first to stand out public with her breast cancer. She helped the weak a lot and always did the best.

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Her death

Wenche died 28 march 2011. She was 93 years old and lived a eventful life. After her death, it was made a statue of her. A lot of people visited her statue after her death and they still do.  Her work as an actress still lives and nobody has forgot her.

Summer vication! =D

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I just wondered where you guys are going this summer, and what you are going to do =)
I`m going to South-Norway, North-Norway, Cyprus, Sweden and Mexico! =)
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King Olav V of Norway

      Biography: Olav was born July 2. 1903 in England as an only child. He died January 17. 1991, 87 years old. His baptismal name was Alexander Edward Christian Fredrik, and he was prince of Denmark. Olav’s parents were called King Haakon VII and Queen Maud. When he was only two years his father became the King of Norway. So his son became a Crown Prince and a Norwegian heir to the throne. And got a new name, Olav.  Olav was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. He was a very popular king, and because of his down-to-earth manner he got the Alias, “King of the people”.

            Sportsman: Olav was an active sportsman his whole life. He went on skies, and competed in ski jump competitions. He was also an active sailor for about 70 years. He even won a gold medal in the Amsterdam Olympic games in 1928 with his sail boat “Norna”.

           Family: Olav had no siblings. March 21. 1929 Olav married his Swedish cousin Märtha. Olav and Märtha got three children. Princess Ragnhild, Princess Astrid, and Crown Prince Harald who is the king of Norway today. They lived at Skaugum in Asker.

World War two: Under world war two Olav left the country and escaped to London together with the king family and the government. He wanted to stay in the country and help the people, but the government and his family made him go.  June 13. 1944 Olav became minister of defense for Norway. When Olav came home after the war he was met with endless jubilation from the Norwegian people.

            King: After the war Olav got multiple representation tasks. In 1955 King Haakon got sick and Olav became prince regent. His father died at his home in Oslo, September 21. 1957, and Olav became the King of Norway. He took his father’s motto “everything for Norway”. King Olav V was blessed in Nidarosdomen, July 22. 1958. He was widower, so he hadn’t anybody to be his Queen.  So two of his children, Princess Astrid, and Crown Prince Harald helped him the first years. Olav worked a lot, and he used much time with public visits, traveling and audiences. Through his 33 years as king Olav was a respected monarch. It was his down-to-earth manner who made him to the King of the people.

          

           King Olav’s death: King Olav died, January 17. 1991, 87 years old. After his death the place in front of the castle changed to a sea of lights. People had come to lay down flowers and candles to show how much they loved and appreciated him. The people’s king was dead.

Queen Sonja of Norway, By Guro

Queen Sonja

Full name: Sonja Haraldsen                      

          Born: 4. July. 1937

Birthplace: Oslo

Years: 75

Job: Queen

Father: Karl August Haraldsen

Mother: Dagny f. Ulrichsen

Spouse: Harald Harnang

Children: Märtha Louise and Haakon Magnus

Childhood:

Sonja was born and grew up in Vinderen in Oslo. She took secondary school exam in 1954. She trained in dressmaking and tailoring at the Oslo Vocational School.

Queen:

1959 was the first time Sonja met Crown Prince Harald. Nine years later in 1968 they were married in Oslo Cathedral. When King Olav died 17 January 1991, Harald took the throne and became king. This of course meant that Sonja became the Queen of Norway.

Spare time:

Sonja spends much of her free time with her family. They go skiing and walk mountain hikes.

                                                                             

Here is a picture of Sonja and Harald when they married

Here are some pictures:

Thor Heyerdahl                              

Thor Heyerdahl was born 6. October 1914 He grew up in Larvik with his parents Thor Heyerdahl and Alison F. Lynge When he was a little boy he was very interested in nature and animal and he made his own museum on the boy room in steingata 7.

Thor Heyerdahl moved to Oslo in 1933 where he came in contact with Bjarne Kroepelin. Bjarne had a private library with a lot of book about Polynesia, and Heyerdahl really like the subject. In 1936 thor get married with Liv Torp.

The Polynesia expedition

Thor's first expedition was with his wife Liv to the island Fatu Hiva in Polynesia from 1937 to 1938. The aim of the expedition was to leave the civilization and live fully in harmony with nature. Before they left, they did not think to go back from the island. But they returned to Norway after one year because of tropical rain and diseases.

The Kontiki ekspedition

With a crew of five persons Thor Heyerdahl sailed from Callao in Peru to Raroia Atoll, in 1947. A journey of nearly 8,000 km. The purpose of the expedition was to prove that Polynesia was settled by South America in pre-Columbian times. Kontiki raft was constructed of balsa-wood on the traditional way.      

- Kasper A. Nordby