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Jeudi 17 mai 2007
Today is the National Norwegian Day. The Eidsvoll Constitution (1814) is commemorated. So, just a litle hail from France to the Norwegian people at home or abroad !



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This time I wont write a verse from the Poetic Edda but two verses of a national song.
Written by Ivar Aasen in the 1850's. Check the Glittertind version just above the Bergen seal in the right column.

Millom bakkar og berg ut med havet
heve nordmannen fenget sin heim,
det han sjølv heve tufterna gravet
og sett sjølv sine hus uppå deim.

Han såg ut på dei steinutte strender
det var ingen, som der hadde bygt.
'Lat oss rydja og bygja oss grender,
og so eiga me rudningen trygt'


Millom Bakkar og Berg, vv 1-2
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Mercredi 9 mai 2007
Hi folks

It's wednesday evening and my week is quite busy and intense... first with the results of the election in France i won't comment here, then with my finals and third with the announcement of the killer line up of the Hole In The Sky.
So monday I had 3 exams... 3 hours, 2 hours, 3 hours, so 8 hours without any rest. My first exam was about Pompeius (Roman Republic), my second one was about religion in the medieval Scandinavia and my third one was a text about Jeanne d'Arc which I totally fucked. At least the two first were easier.

I had some rest yesterday so I bought tickets for the mega-expansive but great metalfest of Bergen : the Hole In The Sky, with bands such as MayheM; Deströyer 666, Immortal, Napalm Death, Anaal Nahtrakh, Testament and the mighty old Sabbat.

Today I had an exam about the Heroes in the Greek ancient history... was pretty fun and I think I did a good job. Let's go for english exam tomorrow and geography exam monday 21th, no problem for those, will be easier.

I've thought about the trip I'll do to reach Hanstholm before sailing to Bergen. I'll probably take 2 days to cross Germany and 2 days to visite some old fortresses and runestones in Denmark.
I should receive my letter of acceptance from UiB very soon...and I'll start to prepare my stuff and checkilists in a few weeks. This year will blow out some asses!


Over Bjørgvin gråter himmerik
Tro og frender
Til kirkegård b
æres
Vond tid venter nær
På dem som stirret seg blind
For å se Gud


Taake - Nattestid Ser Porten Vid... Part I
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Vendredi 20 avril 2007
Hi, the site is under migration / update during several hours / days, so if the layout is a bit fucked or strange, it's normal.
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Lundi 16 avril 2007

Hei folks.
I'm working for my finals (right now a course about the Swedish Erik/Sverker dynasties) and I hope you're all fine. Here in Paris the weather is pretty nice and the smell of BBQ starts flying over my neighbourhood on sundays.

I have not said a single word about it since I created this blog, but my stay in Bergen has been planned for years. I visited the city several times and last year i visited a friend who was studying there, see Flickr or Picasa (right column) for photos.
As written below y courses seem to have been accepted. So here what I'll do if everything goes as I planned it:

I met my "Erasmus coordinator" in December. A very "cool" guy. He seemed to appreciate my project. Last year I left my University because those wankers didn't want to let me go, so I moved to a crappy University in the suburbs... but I don't care 'cause now I can go to Bergen in order to study for a whole year. So I met the guy and together we built a "courses-plan". He was OK but there was a little problem: I had to respect the main lines of the courses of my home University. But in Bergen there are no courses focusing on Ancient/Modern history (mean Antiquity and post-Middle Ages periods). The professor was saying that he didn't care about, but that he was not able decide everything by himself and that we had to find a solution. He wanted me to pass minor exams in France after my norwegian ones. I was OK but he later changed is mind and said that I will have to pass the Bergen ones only.


On semester 1:
- History and Culture of Norway - 15 ECTS.
- Tradition and Culture of Norway - 15 ECTS.
- Norwegian language level 1 - 15 ECTS.

45 ECTS means a lot of work but I don't care, it will be during the winter so good times during the summer ;-)

On semester 2:
- Sami Religion - 15 ECTS
- Norwegian Language Level 1 or 2 - 15 ECTS


So now it makes 75 ECTS, and I have to get 60, so if I miss one of the exams it won't be the drama...
I don't know if I'm clear, i hope you got it...

 


MS Atlantic Traveller (Image: Fjordline)



By the way, I booked my ferry in December too, for good prices. Hanstholm/Bergen on 26/07/2007. My car, myself and another guy = 119 euros! Cheap Fjordline! Colorline is at least 245 euros and I booked that in winter. Booking a few weeks before must be a Hell, i think prices increase a lot.

'Loudly would the sons of Hunding laugh,
they who snatched the life of Eylimi,
if the prince had a greater lust
to gain red gold than to avenge his father.'

Reginsmál, v 15
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Mardi 10 avril 2007

I got some news from UiB. I just threw them an email to ask them when I'll receive some news about my letter of acceptance, here is the answer i received:

Dear Thomas Moine Thank you for your e-mail. We have received your application form. Your courses are accepted. You can expect the Letter of Acceptance to arrive in the beginning of May. Please contact me again if you have further questions. Jeepee!


Harbard said:
'Thor has quite enough strenght, and no guts;
in fear and cowardice you were stuffed in a glove,
and you didn't seem like Thor;
you dared in your terror neither
to sneeze nor fart in case Fialar might hear.'

Thor said:
'Harbard, you pervert! I would knock you into hell
if I could stretch over the water.'

Hárbarðsljóð, vv 26 - 27.
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Mardi 6 mars 2007

Administrative stuff started. Have to send it back before March 19th.

To current / former students at UIB : If anyone could give me or lend me its conpendiums of the SAS12, 13, 14 courses it would be very very great. I don't want to pay 150 euros just for a book made of copies. SAS 13 is the most important and expansive conpendium, so if you know someone who has it, please show her/him this post. Takk.

 

 

The brave and famous Hymir caught
two whales on his hook at once,
and back in the stern the kinsman of Odin,
Thor, cunningly laid out his line

Then bravely Thor, the courageous one,
pullet the gleaming serpent up on board.
With his hammer he struck the head
violently, from above, of the wolf's hideous brother.

Hymiskviða, vv 21 & 23
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Lundi 22 janvier 2007
 

Bryggen (image: UIB)

 

 

Short statement.
I'm going to Bergen July 26th 2007, for a Socrates/Erasmus uni exchange, for my History bachelor last year. I created this blog early just because i had time to spend and because i was bored a lot. Of course its hard to wait so throwing my forces in that blog helps to be patient.

The blog wont be updated a lot til July. Of course I could present my project or the city or things about Norway but it would break some surprises or spontaneity. if you want some info about Bergen, see the links in the left column, or my myspace page to learn more about me.
I will write in English only because most of the lectors won't be french readers. I could write also spanish and french but it would take too much time and space so i'll had some translator links, even if its bad quality, its understandable.
I will probably add to each article, in the bottom, a piece of an Eddic poem.

 

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Bergen vu depuis Sandviken (J.C Dahl)

 

Petite mise au point concernant ce blog...
Je pars pour un an à Bergen le 26 Juillet 2007, dans le cadre d'un échange Erasmus pour ma dernière année de licence d'histoire. Si j'ai crée ce blog maintenant c'est simplement parce que je me faisais chier en cette semaine post-partiels ou tout le monde passe encore des épreuves et où je passe mon temps chez moi. Evidemment, il y a aussi l'excitation, l'impatience d'un projet que je mûris depuis des années, et le fait que je peux peaufiner un truc plus sympa ici au calme que bâcler un blog en arrivant là-bas. Je bosse sur une bannière en ce moment.

Le blog ne sera pas ou très peu mis à jour d'ici Juillet. Je pourrais présenter mon projet, parler de Bergen, parler de la Norvège, de la mère Michel et de mes étudese, mais ça briserait la spontanéité. Je ne veux pas non plus sortir une tartine sur Bergen, il suffit d'aller voir la page wikipédia dont je suis l'auteur, liquez sur le sceau à droite. Pour plus d'infos sur moi filez sur ma page myspace ;-).
Et n'hésitez pas à visiter les blogs de mes prédécesseurs à Bergen, j'ai choisi uniquement les blogs de qualité.

Le blog sera en anglais. Pas par abandon de notre langue ou par soumission à Albion, mais simplement parce que la majorité de mes futurs lecteurs seront anglophones, plus que francophones. Je mettrai toutefois un script de traduction pour différentes langues, car même si les traducteurs automatiques sont loin d'être efficaces on les comprend. je pourrais faire un doublon de chaque article en Francais et en Espagnol, mais cela me prendrait trop de temps et prendrait beaucoup de place sur le blog...

 

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Fantoft Studentby (Image: Studvest)

 
All the entrances, before you walk forward,
you should look at,
you should spy out;
for you can't know for certain where enemies are sitting
ahead in the hall

Hávamál, v 1
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Samedi 20 janvier 2007

...

The beast will be unleashed soon...
satyridoll @ myspace is still running

Crappy song but good pics...

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I guess it rains...

 



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