{"id":2074,"date":"2015-06-09T21:36:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T21:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2015-06-09T21:36:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T21:36:20","slug":"say-hello-to-norways-nessie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/say-hello-to-norways-nessie\/","title":{"rendered":"Say hello to Norway’s Nessie!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sign at Seljord Camping: SJ\u00d8ORMFARE (Sea Monster Danger) [Photo by Bj\u00f8rn A. Bojesen]<\/p><\/div>\n

Alle kjenner <\/b>(everybody knows) Nessie \u2013 the Scottish lake monster from Loch Ness. But did you know Norway has its own sj\u00f8orm<\/b> [shuh-ohrm] (\u201dsea worm\u201d)? I recently was lucky enough to \u2026 well, see innsj\u00f8en <\/b>(the lake) where it\u2019s supposed to live! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Telemark fylke<\/b> (county) is a beautiful and varied place in the summer season, full of blomster <\/b>(flowers). It\u2019s less mountainous than Western Norway, and much less populous than the Oslo<\/b> area, so of course people from hovedstaden <\/b>(the capital) and other nearby cities come here to camp, play sports, (wait for the sun to appear to they can) sunbathe and swim in innsj\u00f8ene<\/b> or at the short coastline. For some reason, noone was swimming in Seljordsvatnet <\/b>(the Seljord \u201dwater\u201d) when two family members and I were passing by\u2026<\/p>\n

There are many accounts of a huge orm<\/b> (worm) living in the narrow lake next to the town of Seljord<\/b> in central Telemark<\/b>. Some people even claim to have taken foto<\/b> (photos) of Seljordsormen<\/b> (the Seljord worm), or Selma<\/b>, as the beloved mythical beast is also called! (Well, the ones I\u2019ve seen look more like b\u00f8lger <\/b>\u2013 waves \u2013 but who knows!)<\/p>\n

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Selma on the arms of Seljord. (Drawing from Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Even prominent people, such as former mayor Solveig Sundb\u00f8 Abrahamsen<\/a>, claim to have seen Seljord<\/b>\u2019s number one unseen tourist attraction. Maybe that\u2019s why ormen<\/b> is featured in the kommunev\u00e5pen<\/b> (town arms).<\/p>\n

Sola var varm<\/b> (the sun was hot) above the lake when we were there, and to our great delight there was a skilt<\/b> [sheelt] (sign) pointing to a sj\u00f8ormt\u00e5rn <\/b>(sea worm tower) \u2013 built of wood next to the water just like a fuglet\u00e5rn<\/b> (bird hide, literally \u201dbird tower\u201d)!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the worm was too shy to reveal itself to alle<\/b> turistene p\u00e5 stranda<\/b> (all the tourists at the beach). If you ever go there, bring a kikkert<\/b> (binoculars) and et \u00e5pent sinn <\/b>(an open mind). And oh, don\u2019t rush it like we did. Sj\u00f8ormer<\/b> certainly seem to be creatures that take their time!<\/p>\n

(Next week we\u2019ll be looking at some phrases that might be more \u201deveryday-ish\u201d, so stay tuned!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Alle kjenner (everybody knows) Nessie \u2013 the Scottish lake monster from Loch Ness. But did you know Norway has its own sj\u00f8orm [shuh-ohrm] (\u201dsea worm\u201d)? I recently was lucky enough to \u2026 well, see innsj\u00f8en (the lake) where it\u2019s supposed to live! \ud83d\ude42 Telemark fylke (county) is a beautiful and varied place in the…<\/p>\n

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