89 (In my life) æ is for....

Mar 30, 2010

89 (In my life) æ is for....

...? I am stuck.

Do (m)any Norwegian names start with Æ? Wikipedia didn't go far beyond Æthelfrith av Northumbria, but although I admore his taste in travel destinations, he isn't quite a hero.

But, as I have nearly managed to take my letter a month project to end of March, it's OK to bend the rules and say æ means Jan Kjærstad, auther of the brilliant Jonas Wergeland trilogy. (The Wergeland sculpture park in Oslo may well feature if I decide to do an Alphabet of Places In My Life; I am in a reflective mood at the moment).

It is also 'for' Solskjær, and Ole Gunnar is one of my top three favourite-ever footballers. So he counts.

Mar 30, 2010 2:30:26 PM

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My first thought is Æsop. Not a Norwegian name, but Norwegian for Aesop or Esop, the Greek writer. Also boy names Æge (Norse), Ægir (Norse) and Æneas (Greek), but those are not very common names in Norway.

Posted by: Kristine | Mar 30, 2010 at 02:46 PM

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88 (In my life) Å is for... ... a few towns I have cycled through, but otherwise, å is at the heart of Skåne, my favourite county (except for Northumberland), and a splendid music and dvd shop with a very tempting jazz section, just off Lilla Torg in Malmö. I bought Ulf Lundell's brilliant Omaha at Folk å Rock, also Arne Domnerus's Jump for Joy, and several Wallander DVDs. What more could you want ... (except English prices).

90 (In my life) Ö is for... .... Östergren. And - close enough on the last day of March and so my alphabet - for Sjöwall and Wahlöö, creators of the marvellous Martin Beck series.