{"id":613,"date":"2010-10-28T06:18:33","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T06:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=613"},"modified":"2014-08-21T20:52:50","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T20:52:50","slug":"haunting-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/haunting-in-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Haunting in Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now that Halloween is just around the corner and I have, as I write this, friends exploring an old abandoned farm house which was the site of brutal murders a century ago, I thought it would be a good time to do a little research on<strong> sp\u00f8kelser <\/strong>(ghosts) in Norway. \u00a0Oh, and that\u00b4s not to mention the fact that we\u00b4ve experienced winds gusting up to 70 mph the past few days, which if you\u00b4ve ever experienced, creates quite creepy howling sounds that shake the foundations of houses.<\/p>\n<p>I hadn\u00b4t previously heard about any <strong>sp\u00f8kelseshistorier<\/strong>, but it appears there are many from all over the country. \u00a0The first such place I came across where paranormal activity <strong>sp\u00f8ker <\/strong>(spooks) is <strong>Gjesme g\u00e5rd<\/strong> (farm) in <em>Fl\u00e5msdalen<\/em>. \u00a0A man by the name of <em>Kjetil Moberg<\/em> from <em>Bergen<\/em> bought the farm and both he and the previous owner are 100% sure <strong>at det er noe der <\/strong>(that there is something there), that when you are alone, you really aren&#8217;t alone. \u00a0<em>Kjetil<\/em> claims that he sees <strong>skygger<\/strong> (shadows), tven <strong>sl\u00e5r seg av <\/strong>(the TV turns off), <strong>skifter kanal <\/strong>(changes channel), or <strong>volumet sl\u00e5r seg av<\/strong>. \u00a0He wonders if the <strong>sp\u00f8kelse<\/strong> didn\u00b4t achieve something in life or if it is upset that there is a restaurant there now.<\/p>\n<p>South of Oslo, at <em>Fredrikstad<\/em> Castle in <em>Halden<\/em> is said to reside <strong>Den Hvite Dame<\/strong> (the white lady). \u00a0I had never heard about <strong>Den Hvite Dame<\/strong>, but apparently she is a <strong>sp\u00f8kelse<\/strong> found in many cultures. \u00a0Believers claim she represents a female that suffered trauma in life. \u00a0She usually appears in old Victorian garb, has whitish cloudy eyes and medium-length white hair. \u00a0She usually looks sad and those who see her feel that she is trying to tell them something. \u00a0<strong>Den Hvite Dame<\/strong> in <em>Halden<\/em> is believed to be the <strong>sp\u00f8kelse<\/strong> of the fortress commander\u00b4s mistress, who killed herself after Swedish forces killed her lover. \u00a0Those who claim to have seen her say that she <strong>vinker<\/strong> (waves) and turns the fortress spotlights off before she shows herself.<\/p>\n<p>At <em>Nidarosdomen<\/em> in <em>Trondheim<\/em>, Norway\u00b4s famous gothic cathedral, <strong>munken<\/strong> (the monk) has been seen by many people spooking around. \u00a0Even the staunchest religious believers say that they have seen <strong>munken<\/strong> inside <strong>kirken<\/strong> (the church). \u00a0Some say <strong>munken<\/strong> has a beautiful face with glowing eyes. \u00a0A couple of students who stayed <strong>i kirken<\/strong> overnight claim that they heard strange noises and mass songs. \u00a0There are several other haunted spaces in Trondheim.<\/p>\n<p>Up in Troms\u00f8, the<strong> ansatte <\/strong>(employees) at <strong>Bymyra Barnehage<\/strong> (preschool) eventually called a pastor in to try to get the <strong>sp\u00f8kelser<\/strong> there to go away. \u00a0They say that they hear <strong>stemmer<\/strong> (voices), <strong>er som om de forf\u00f8lger dem<\/strong> (as if they are following them), and sometime even feel like <strong>de tar p\u00e5 dem<\/strong> (they are touching them).<\/p>\n<p>I just got a call back from one of my friends that said the property they were just on was insanely scary-found white roses on the fence, an old tire with a cross inside, an old little child\u00b4s tennis racket, and the outline of a person. \u00a0You couldn\u00b4t pay me to go to a place like that in cold, rainy, windy weather at night!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2010\/10\/munkeni_jpg_574342a1-350x216.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2010\/10\/munkeni_jpg_574342a1-350x216.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2010\/10\/munkeni_jpg_574342a1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Now that Halloween is just around the corner and I have, as I write this, friends exploring an old abandoned farm house which was the site of brutal murders a century ago, I thought it would be a good time to do a little research on sp\u00f8kelser (ghosts) in Norway. \u00a0Oh, and that\u00b4s not&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/haunting-in-norway\/\">Continue 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