394:
198:. He was born with the name Ole Edvart Pedersen, one of seven children of Peder Benjamin Jakobsen and Ellerine Pedersdatter Vaag. The settlement where he was born had no official name, but was referred to as Rølvaag, the name of a narrow bay on the northwestern point of the island where the fishermen kept their boats. At 14 years of age Rølvaag joined his father and brothers in the
129:
342:
literary tradition. It provides dramatic contrast between Per Hansa and his wife, Beret. Per is a natural pioneer who sees promise flooding the windswept plains. Beret hungers for the ways of her homeland, and in her heart, loneliness gathers and penetrates the deeper reality of life lived on the
330:
as they try to make a new life in
America. It was based partly upon Rolvaag's experiences as a settler and as well of the experiences of his wife's family who had been immigrant homesteaders. The novel realistically treats the lives and trials of Norwegian pioneers in the
42:
278:, but his novels have a distinct American flavor and themes. He was deeply influenced by earlier American writers who, writing in Norwegian, had faithfully portrayed the experiences of many Norwegian immigrant pioneers. In particular, he was influenced by
257:
In 1908, Rølvaag became a United States citizen and married Jennie Marie
Berdahl, the daughter of Andrew James Berdahl and Karen Oline Otterness. They had four children: Olaf, Ella, Karl and Paul. Their son,
335:, emphasizing their battles with the elements. The book also portrays the trials of loneliness, separation from family, longing for the old country, and the difficulty of fitting into a new culture.
202:
fishing grounds. Rølvaag lived there until he was 20 years of age, and the impressions he received during the days of his childhood and his young manhood endured with him throughout his life.
673:
1126:
1166:
286:, both of whom had written novels that described realistic aspects of the homesteader's experience. Rølvaag in turn provided an equally strong influence on future
1181:
742:
The Viking
Invasion: An Historiography of Norwegian-American Literature And Its Role In Norwegian Immigration And The Founding of Vesterheimen Within America
942:
887:
1186:
1161:
1156:
1151:
444:
246:
1136:
762:
1171:
845:
819:
698:
644:
596:
570:
1191:
1176:
1058:
916:
746:
320:
Rølvaag's authorship and scholarship focused on the pioneer experience on the Dakota plains in the 1870s. His most famous book was
1196:
1146:
866:
725:
665:
245:. Rølvaag was made head of the Norwegian Department at St. Olaf in 1916. In 1925, he became the first secretary and archivist of
1053:
1048:
1131:
617:
194:
county, Norway. Dønna, one of the largest islands on the northern coast of Norway, is situated about five miles from the
1141:
350:
322:
170:
119:
792:
338:
The book was written in
Norwegian and then translated into English. It reads as an American novel but stems from an
411:
206:
938:
891:
433:
362:
210:
229:
in 1905, and a master's degree from the same institution in 1910. He also had studied for some time at the
1028:
Pamela
Schwandt, Gary De Krey, and L. DeAne Lagerquist, eds. pp. 89-96. Northfield, MN: St. Olaf College.
770:
407:
263:
226:
84:
393:
1121:
1116:
429:
259:
218:
326:, part of a trilogy. It is the story of a Norwegian pioneer family's struggles with the land of the
403:
205:
An uncle who had emigrated to
America sent him a ticket in the summer of 1896, and he traveled to
291:
279:
275:
230:
165:
161:
144:
100:
214:
1098:
1090:
1082:
1074:
448:
418:
374:
358:
327:
307:
295:
222:
175:
1066:
839:
815:
694:
640:
592:
566:
849:
750:
729:
378:
242:
1102:
by
Dorothy Burton Skardal (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 21: Page 14)
912:
740:
41:
303:
1070:
by
Raychel A. Haugrud (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 26: Page 103)
1002:
Marginal Man As
Novelist: The Norwegian-American Writers H.H Boyesen and O.E. Rolvaag
862:
719:
1110:
354:
213:, working as a farmhand until 1898. With the help of his pastor, Rølvaag enrolled in
195:
1086:
by Neil T. Eckstein (Norwegian-American
Historical Association. Volume 24: Page 112)
1038:
381:
in 1926. Also, St. Olaf College has created a literary award named for Rolvaag, the
186:
Rølvåg was born in the family's cottage in a small fishing village on the island of
843:. (Theodore Jorgenson. Norwegian-American Historical Association.Volume X: Page 135
437:
299:
283:
1094:
by Einar Haugen (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 32: Page 209)
1078:
by Einar Haugen (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 31: Page 269)
287:
157:
787:
Giants in the Earth, Libretto by Arnold Sundgaard after Rolvaag. March 28, 1951
1018:. (1989). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. South Dakota State University.
784:
816:"Unknown Rølvaag: Secretary in the Norwegian-American Historical Association"
385:, the "award honors the memory of St. Olaf’s greatest writer, Ole Rolvaag".
339:
241:
In 1906, Rølvaag was recruited as a professor by St. Olaf College president
164:
novelist and professor who became well known for his writings regarding the
88:
1019:
17:
128:
1043:
191:
187:
65:
332:
199:
174:, his award-winning, epic novel of Norwegian immigrant homesteaders in
721:
Rølvaag and Krause, Two Novelists of the Northwest Prairie Frontier
1049:
Minnesota Historic Society – Minnesota Author Biographies Project
1044:
Norwegian-American Historical Association - O.E. Rølvaag papers
266:. Ole Rolvaag died November 5, 1931, in Northfield, Minnesota.
221:
where he graduated in 1901. He earned a bachelor's degree from
1016:
Religion, Women and Culture in the Works of Ole E. Rølvaag
818:. Norwegian-American Historical Association. p. 114.
595:. Norwegian-American Historical Association. p. 121.
569:. Norwegian-American Historical Association. p. 144.
462:
Amerika-breve fra P.A. Smevik til hans far og bror i Norge
643:. Norwegian-American Historical Association. p. 53.
744:(W. Scott Nelson. Humboldt State University May, 2005)
1024:
Zempel, Solveig. 1999. Ole Edvart Rolvaag: Novelist.
168:
immigrant experience. Ole Rolvaag is most cited for
132:
O. E. Rolvaag House at 311 Manitou in Northfield, MN
114:
106:
96:
73:
51:
32:
988:Prairies Within: The Tragic Trilogy of Ole Rolvaag
397:Berdahl–Rølvaag House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
249:and held both positions for the rest of his life.
443:The Ole Rolvaag Collection is maintained in the
1060:Two Novelists of the Northwest Prairie Frontier
290:writers. He attracted a number of gifted young
1076:Dear Sara Alelia: An Episode in Rølvaag's Life
1026:St. Olaf and the Vocation of a Church College,
8:
1100:The Scandinavian Immigrant Writer in America
160:) (April 22, 1876 – November 5, 1931) was a
1062:. (Texas Christian University Press, 1998.)
769:. Harper and Brothers. 1929. Archived from
476:– Two Fools: A Portrait of Our Times (1920)
424:Berdahl–Rølvaag House, where Rølvaag wrote
143:
1084:The Social Criticism of Ole Edvart Rølvaag
1054:St Olaf College – Rolvaag Memorial Library
504:The following three books form a trilogy:
40:
29:
531:– Their Father's God (translated in 1931)
445:Norwegian-American Historical Association
428:, is located in the Heritage Park of the
247:Norwegian-American Historical Association
1127:Norwegian emigrants to the United States
1020:https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/4610
997:(Boise State University Bookstore, 1987)
981:Ole Rolvaag, Artist and Cultural Leader
841:The Main Factors in Rølvaag's Authorship
392:
127:
965:Jorgenson, Theodore and Solum, Nora O.
723:by Arthur R. Huseboe, Augustana College
593:"Edvart Rølvaag, 1876–1931 In Memoriam"
557:
525:– Peder Victorious (translated in 1929)
46:1920s (?), Minnesota Historical Society
1167:People from Union County, South Dakota
990:(University of Washington Press, 1987)
919:from the original on January 17, 2018
795:from the original on February 4, 2009
763:"Introduction to the text edition of
701:from the original on January 17, 2018
306:'s novels depicted the experience of
209:to work as a farmhand. He settled in
7:
976:(University of Nebraska Press, 1972)
373:Rølvaag was appointed Knight of the
519:– translated and published in 1927)
421:is named in honor of O. E. Rolvaag.
1187:20th-century American male writers
1182:Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal
1162:People from Rice County, Minnesota
25:
1157:People from Northfield, Minnesota
474:To Tullinger: Et Billede frå idag
145:[ˈûːləˈɛ̀dːvɑʈˈrø̂ːlvoːɡ]
1152:20th-century Norwegian novelists
1068:Rolvaag's Search for Soria Moria
1011:(Boston: Twayne Publishers,1983)
697:. Minnesota Historical Society.
641:"E. Rølvaag: Norwegian-American"
488:– Concerning Our Heritage (1922)
383:Ole E. Rolvaag Award for Fiction
1137:20th-century American novelists
967:Ole Edvart Rölvaag: A Biography
945:from the original on 2013-02-20
869:from the original on 2019-01-29
822:from the original on 2009-07-04
676:from the original on 2011-06-06
647:from the original on 2014-03-06
599:from the original on 2014-02-04
573:from the original on 2009-07-04
983:(St. Olaf College Press, 1975)
482:t – The Boat of Longing (1921)
1:
500:– Founding the Kingdom (1924)
417:Rolvaag Memorial Library at
1004:(Taylor & Francis, 1990)
969:(Harper and Brothers, 1939)
863:"Rolvaag Award for Fiction"
470:– On Forgotten Paths (1914)
27:Norwegian-American novelist
1213:
913:"Rolvaag Memorial Library"
412:National Historic Landmark
207:Union County, South Dakota
1172:Writers from South Dakota
974:Rolvaag: His Life and Art
464:– American Letters (1912)
302:. Written decades later,
274:Ole Rølvaag wrote in the
270:Literary style and themes
39:
1192:Novelists from Minnesota
1177:St. Olaf College faculty
620:. Nordland Fylkeskommune
363:Pulitzer Prize for Music
349:served as the basis for
1197:St. Olaf College people
1147:American male novelists
1007:Haugen, Einar Ingvald
1000:Eckstein, Neil Truman.
939:"Berdahl–Rolvaag House"
888:"Rolvaag, O. E., House"
211:Elk Point, South Dakota
494:– In Those Days (1923)
398:
133:
110:Novelist and professor
511:(combined version of
456:Selected bibliography
408:Northfield, Minnesota
396:
264:Governor of Minnesota
262:, served as the 31st
227:Northfield, Minnesota
152:in modern Norwegian,
141:Urban East Norwegian:
131:
1092:Rølvaag’s Lost Novel
986:Simonson, Harold P.
915:. St. Olaf College.
668:Jennie Marie Berdahl
618:"Ole Edvart Rølvaag"
542:(translated in 1930)
430:Augustana University
260:Karl Fritjof Rolvaag
219:Canton, South Dakota
1014:Moose, Nancy Gwen,
765:Giants in the Earth
546:The Boat of Longing
509:Giants in the Earth
426:Giants in the Earth
404:O. E. Rolvaag House
347:Giants in the Earth
343:American frontier.
323:Giants in the Earth
315:Giants in the Earth
292:Norwegian-Americans
171:Giants in the Earth
120:Giants in the Earth
1142:American Lutherans
1009:Ole Edvart Rölvaag
995:Ole Edvart Rolvaag
960:Additional sources
848:2009-07-04 at the
773:on 29 August 2006.
749:2009-03-25 at the
728:2009-03-25 at the
486:Omkring fædrearven
399:
280:Hans Andersen Foss
276:Norwegian language
231:University of Oslo
166:Norwegian American
162:Norwegian-American
137:Ole Edvart Rølvaag
134:
101:Norwegian-American
1132:People from Dønna
979:Thorson, Gerald.
639:Haugen, Einar I.
591:Olson, Julius E.
517:Riket Grundlægges
498:Riket Grundlægges
369:Honors and awards
215:Augustana Academy
126:
125:
34:Ole Edvart Rølvåg
16:(Redirected from
1204:
972:Reigstad, Paul.
954:
953:
951:
950:
935:
929:
928:
926:
924:
909:
903:
902:
900:
899:
890:. Archived from
884:
878:
877:
875:
874:
859:
853:
837:
831:
830:
828:
827:
814:Bjørk, Kenneth.
811:
805:
804:
802:
800:
781:
775:
774:
759:
753:
738:
732:
717:
711:
710:
708:
706:
695:"Ole E. Rolvaag"
691:
685:
684:
682:
681:
662:
656:
655:
653:
652:
636:
630:
629:
627:
625:
614:
608:
607:
605:
604:
588:
582:
581:
579:
578:
567:"Edvart Rølvaag"
565:Heitmann, John.
562:
449:St. Olaf College
419:St. Olaf College
375:Order of St Olav
359:Arnold Sundgaard
328:Dakota Territory
308:Swedish-American
296:St. Olaf College
223:St. Olaf College
176:Dakota Territory
147:
142:
80:
61:
59:
44:
30:
21:
1212:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1201:
1107:
1106:
1035:
962:
957:
948:
946:
937:
936:
932:
922:
920:
911:
910:
906:
897:
895:
886:
885:
881:
872:
870:
861:
860:
856:
850:Wayback Machine
838:
834:
825:
823:
813:
812:
808:
798:
796:
783:
782:
778:
761:
760:
756:
751:Wayback Machine
739:
735:
730:Wayback Machine
718:
714:
704:
702:
693:
692:
688:
679:
677:
670:(My Genealogy)"
664:
663:
659:
650:
648:
638:
637:
633:
623:
621:
616:
615:
611:
602:
600:
590:
589:
585:
576:
574:
564:
563:
559:
555:
529:Den Signede Dag
468:Paa Glemte Veie
458:
410:is listed as a
391:
379:King Haakon VII
371:
318:
272:
255:
243:John N. Kildahl
239:
184:
140:
92:
91:, United States
82:
78:
77:5 November 1931
69:
63:
57:
55:
47:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1210:
1208:
1200:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1109:
1108:
1105:
1104:
1096:
1088:
1080:
1072:
1064:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1034:
1033:External links
1031:
1030:
1029:
1022:
1012:
1005:
998:
993:Moseley, Ann.
991:
984:
977:
970:
961:
958:
956:
955:
930:
904:
879:
854:
832:
806:
776:
754:
733:
712:
686:
657:
631:
609:
583:
556:
554:
551:
550:
549:
543:
535:Last release:
533:
532:
526:
520:
502:
501:
495:
489:
483:
480:Længselens Baa
477:
471:
465:
457:
454:
453:
452:
441:
422:
415:
390:
387:
370:
367:
317:
312:
304:Vilhelm Moberg
271:
268:
254:
251:
238:
235:
183:
180:
124:
123:
116:
115:Known for
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
98:
94:
93:
83:
81:(aged 55)
75:
71:
70:
64:
53:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1209:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1103:
1101:
1097:
1095:
1093:
1089:
1087:
1085:
1081:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1063:
1061:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1027:
1023:
1021:
1017:
1013:
1010:
1006:
1003:
999:
996:
992:
989:
985:
982:
978:
975:
971:
968:
964:
963:
959:
944:
940:
934:
931:
918:
914:
908:
905:
894:on 2013-02-20
893:
889:
883:
880:
868:
864:
858:
855:
851:
847:
844:
842:
836:
833:
821:
817:
810:
807:
794:
790:
788:
780:
777:
772:
768:
766:
758:
755:
752:
748:
745:
743:
737:
734:
731:
727:
724:
722:
716:
713:
700:
696:
690:
687:
675:
671:
669:
661:
658:
646:
642:
635:
632:
619:
613:
610:
598:
594:
587:
584:
572:
568:
561:
558:
552:
547:
544:
541:
538:
537:
536:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
514:
510:
507:
506:
505:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
459:
455:
450:
446:
442:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
420:
416:
413:
409:
405:
401:
400:
395:
388:
386:
384:
380:
376:
368:
366:
364:
361:that won the
360:
356:
355:Douglas Moore
352:
348:
344:
341:
336:
334:
329:
325:
324:
316:
313:
311:
309:
305:
301:
298:, among them
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
269:
267:
265:
261:
253:Personal life
252:
250:
248:
244:
236:
234:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
203:
201:
197:
196:Arctic Circle
193:
189:
181:
179:
177:
173:
172:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
146:
138:
130:
122:
121:
117:
113:
109:
107:Occupation(s)
105:
102:
99:
95:
90:
86:
76:
72:
67:
62:22 April 1876
54:
50:
43:
38:
31:
19:
1099:
1091:
1083:
1075:
1067:
1059:
1025:
1015:
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
947:. Retrieved
933:
921:. Retrieved
907:
896:. Retrieved
892:the original
882:
871:. Retrieved
857:
840:
835:
824:. Retrieved
809:
797:. Retrieved
786:
779:
771:the original
764:
757:
741:
736:
720:
715:
703:. Retrieved
689:
678:. Retrieved
667:
660:
649:. Retrieved
634:
622:. Retrieved
612:
601:. Retrieved
586:
575:. Retrieved
560:
545:
539:
534:
528:
522:
516:
512:
508:
503:
497:
491:
485:
479:
473:
467:
461:
447:Archives at
438:South Dakota
425:
382:
372:
346:
345:
337:
321:
319:
314:
310:immigrants.
300:Einar Haugen
288:Scandinavian
284:Peer Stromme
273:
256:
240:
204:
185:
169:
153:
149:
136:
135:
118:
79:(1931-11-05)
1122:1931 deaths
1117:1876 births
523:Peder Seier
434:Sioux Falls
158:orthography
156:in English
97:Nationality
18:Ole Rolvaag
1111:Categories
1039:Ole Rølvåg
949:2009-03-11
923:January 1,
898:2009-03-11
873:2019-01-28
826:2009-03-04
799:August 21,
789:{US Opera"
705:January 1,
680:2010-05-06
651:2009-03-04
624:January 1,
603:2009-03-04
577:2009-01-21
553:References
432:campus in
85:Northfield
58:1876-04-22
540:Pure Gold
513:I de Dage
492:I de Dage
389:Memorials
365:in 1951.
340:Old World
182:Biography
89:Minnesota
943:Archived
917:Archived
867:Archived
846:Archived
820:Archived
793:Archived
747:Archived
726:Archived
699:Archived
674:Archived
645:Archived
597:Archived
571:Archived
351:an opera
192:Nordland
68:, Norway
333:Midwest
200:Lofoten
154:Rolvaag
548:(1933)
237:Career
150:Rølvåg
190:, in
188:Dønna
66:Dønna
925:2018
801:2010
707:2018
626:2018
515:and
402:The
357:and
282:and
74:Died
52:Born
406:in
377:by
353:by
294:to
225:in
217:in
1113::
941:.
865:.
791:.
672:.
436:,
233:.
178:.
148:;
87:,
952:.
927:.
901:.
876:.
852:)
829:.
803:.
785:"
767:"
709:.
683:.
666:"
654:.
628:.
606:.
580:.
451:.
440:.
414:.
139:(
60:)
56:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
