International Coffeehouses: Norway

The Kingdom of Norway forms the western part of Scandinavia, in northern Europe. It is bordered to the east by Sweden and, within the Arctic Circle, by Finland and the Russian Federation. A long, indented coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Norway exercises sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago, Jan Mayen island and the uninhabited dependencies of Bouvetøya and Peter I Øy. Dronning Maud Land, in Antarctica, is also a Norwegian dependency. Norway’s climate is temperate on the west coast, but colder inland. Annual average temperatures range from −2°C (28°F) to 8°C (46°F). There are two written forms of the Norwegian language, which are officially recognized as equal. About 88% of children in schools use the older form, Bokmål, while only around 12% use the newer form, Nynorsk (Neo-Norwegian), which is based on spoken dialects. Sámi languages, which were accorded official status in 1989, are also spoken by the Sámi (Lapp) population, in northern Norway. The majority of inhabitants profess Christianity: in 2015 about 73% of the population belonged to the Evangelical Lutheran Church, which from May 2012, in accordance with a constitutional amendment, ceased to be the established religion. The civil flag (proportions 8 by 11) has a dark blue cross, bordered with white, on a red background, the upright of the cross being to the left of centre; the state flag (16 by 27) displays the same cross, but forms a triple swallowtail at the fly. The capital is Oslo.

Citations:

Country Flag (Norway), in Europa World online. London, Routledge. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Retrieved 29 March 2018 from http://www.europaworld.com/entry/no.FLAG

Country Profile (Norway), in Europa World online. London, Routledge. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Retrieved 29 March 2018 from http://www.europaworld.com/entry/no.is.1

Country Map (Norway), in Europa World online. London, Routledge. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Retrieved 31 March 2018 from http://www.europaworld.com/entry/no.MAP

Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg, in full Edvard Hagerup Grieg,  (born June 15, 1843, Bergen, Nor.—died Sept. 4, 1907, Bergen), composer who was a founder of the Norwegian nationalist school of music. Rooted in the national folk tradition of Norway, Grieg’s music is noted for a refined lyrical sense. Between 1867 and 1901 he wrote ten collections of Lyric Pieces (Lyriske Stykker) for piano. His spirited rhythms often have a folk song association. His harmonies, developed from the late Romantic style, were considered novel. Among his most popular works are his incidental music to Peer Gynt, Opus 23, and the suite Holberg, Opus 40.

Citations:

Grieg, Edvard. Image. Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Feb. 2018. academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/assembly/view/111741. Accessed 29 Mar. 2018.

Edvard Grieg. (2017). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://academic.eb.com.proxy.lib.utk.edu:90/levels/collegiate/article/Edvard-Grieg/38099

Edvard Greig

Gjesdalringen

Description: Second only to Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen is the most-performed playwright in the world. This program, as much a tribute to the art of theater as to the immortal Ibsen, reveals a perennial fascination with Norway’s master playwright. Excerpts from A Doll’s House, Peer Gynt, and other productions captured on film in the United States, Canada, Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Serbia, Iran, China, Argentina, and Venezuela are included, as well as interviews with renowned actor Earl Hyman and other notable interpreters of Ibsen’s plays.

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, Løten 1863-1944 Ekely). The Scream. 1895. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, http://www.metmuseum.org. http://library.artstor.org/asset/SS7731421_7731421_11557299. Web. 31 Mar 2018.

Tested size: 18-36 servings; makes 12-inch or 7-inch pieces

Ingredients

• 4 cups peeled, cooked potatoes, cut into chunks (from about 3 pounds total)
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted (see headnote)
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 to 2 1/2 cups flour, plus more for dusting and rolling

Directions

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