A Fairytale's Ending - The Changing Status of Norway's Royal House.

From: World and I | Date: September 1, 2001| Author: Helleve, Eirik | Copyright information

In 1841, Asbj[inverted question mark]rnsen and Moe published one of the most popular of Norwegian books: a collection of fairytales gathered from all parts of the country. A storyline repeated in many of them is reminiscent of the Horatio Alger stories. Oskefisen, a boy from a poor family, ends up marrying a princess and becomes heir to the throne. Last year Mette- Marit Tjessem H[inverted question mark]iby, a young girl from Kristiansand, became a real-life female version of Oskefi...

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