Hey, you got some very interesting vids! I am from Norway and you should read the "Snorre-Saga" (Norse king) Very cool that you're interested in your heritage. I have remnants in North dakota, and i am pretty curious about who they are lol!
It's most likely written in an older version of Riksmål. Riksmål was introduced by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson in 1899, but was used earlier than that. It's more similar to Danish than Bokmål, that was introduced in 1907. Nynorsk which was collected by Ivar Aasen, came already in 1848, though was not used for publishing at the time.
So it's a book in Norwegian, though much more similar to Danish than Bokmål, and the language in the book is no longer in use. Still readable though.
Just wanna clear something up here: Up until the mid 19th century, the official written language in Norway was danish. It wasn't until the end of the 19th century that New Norwegian became accepted as a official written standard.
So yeah its in danish, and its not that hard to believe seeing that the bible was printed in 1891 :)
Written Danish is very similar to Norwegian, but not when spoken. We actually used Danish as our written language back in the day because we ended up in a so-called "union" with us being the weaker part, and we hadnt had our own written language in hundreds of years because the "black death" killed most of us in the 1400`s, also those who could write who worked in church.
Today, our written language is a little different, because its had a revamp since the Danish times.
@Morderkaj Danish was still spoken and written by highclass citizens in Norway until the early 1900-s. Because of the over 400 year union with Denmark.
After seeing a couple of the words in your grandmother's bible, it looked more like it was in Danish than Norwegian, but that's probably just due to the text being over a hundred years old.
I'm learning Norwegian myself and have learnt intermediate German, I'm originally Indonesian and my family speaks another ethnic language, which unfortunately I'm not very proficient in. I live in New Zealand now, so hey, we're in a global village so good on you for broadening your horizon with language learning!
So far, Norwegian feels a bit like in between German and English, not as complex as German but a wee bit trickier than English.
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
My heritage is mainly based on Norweigan, but the thing is, 1) I don't have nearly as many heirlooms as you do, and my actual ancestors from Norway are probably a 100-200 years ago timespan, not quite sure. I'd also like to speak Norwegian, and i've tried too. But pretty hard, i couldn't learn that good. But i'm going to try again soon.XD! I love your heirlooms, looks mostly religous stuff, but cool
@Codylangaugesblog The 17th of may is the Norwegian Constitution Day, which is celebrated with large festivities in every city. Just do a youtube search of 17th of may and Oslo for instance. The main parade is only children passing by the castle, where the King and Queen are waving at the people:)
@Codylangaugesblog Because it's the national day of Norway. In Oslo we usually wear Norwegian national dresses named bunad, march to the palace and just celebrate. I can tell you more about Norwegian culture if anyone is interested. Leave a comment on my channel ;)
@nephrenmalinari My family is Lutheran. Norwegian Lutheran on my mom's side and German Lutheran on my dad's side. I myself was raised Lutheran, but I now believe in Deism.
Because Norway was under Danish rule for about 400 years, all Norwegian books and documents written before 1907 are actually in Danish. The book with pictures of animals is called "Læsebog for børn" ("Lesebok for barn" in Modern Norwegian) which means "Textbook for children". Do you know the name of the author?
If you choose to start learning Norwegian I'd be happy to help you out, by the way, it's my native language ;)
@Quifore all of these books except one of the bibles were published here in the united states in Norwegian. I live in Minnesota and we have a very large Norwegian population. There used to be many people here who spoke fluent Norwegian. I do plan on learning Norwegian but right now I am studying Chinese and I don't know how long it will be until I start on Norwegian.
@Codylangaugesblog The problem with Americans speaking fluent Norwegian is that they talk like Norwegians did 100 years ago. That is a very old fashioned language, a lot of weird and old dialects. So when Americans meet modern norwegians you can't guarantee they'll be able to communicate well in norwegian.
Hey, you got some very interesting vids! I am from Norway and you should read the "Snorre-Saga" (Norse king) Very cool that you're interested in your heritage. I have remnants in North dakota, and i am pretty curious about who they are lol!
Gorbatsjov666 1 month ago
This is old norwegian ;) If you want to read these books, you should also study some danish (if you don't learn the language automatic) ^^ good luck!
BloodyVampireLine 8 months ago
im amazed at how strong the feeling of norwegian heritage feeling is in minesota after all this time. hilsen Lars fra norge :)
mesteryoda 8 months ago
It's most likely written in an older version of Riksmål. Riksmål was introduced by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson in 1899, but was used earlier than that. It's more similar to Danish than Bokmål, that was introduced in 1907. Nynorsk which was collected by Ivar Aasen, came already in 1848, though was not used for publishing at the time.
So it's a book in Norwegian, though much more similar to Danish than Bokmål, and the language in the book is no longer in use. Still readable though.
DenHiryuu 9 months ago
Awww! Your grandmother's such a little sweetie! :-)
xXxNeatzxXx 9 months ago
Just wanna clear something up here: Up until the mid 19th century, the official written language in Norway was danish. It wasn't until the end of the 19th century that New Norwegian became accepted as a official written standard.
So yeah its in danish, and its not that hard to believe seeing that the bible was printed in 1891 :)
OleVIEW 11 months ago
Written Danish is very similar to Norwegian, but not when spoken. We actually used Danish as our written language back in the day because we ended up in a so-called "union" with us being the weaker part, and we hadnt had our own written language in hundreds of years because the "black death" killed most of us in the 1400`s, also those who could write who worked in church.
Today, our written language is a little different, because its had a revamp since the Danish times.
ichbingetruffen 1 year ago
I'm 98% sure that the bible you showed us in the beginning was written in Danish.
Morderkaj 1 year ago
@Morderkaj Danish was still spoken and written by highclass citizens in Norway until the early 1900-s. Because of the over 400 year union with Denmark.
95vg95 10 months ago
@95vg95 I know. Just wanted to throw a Dane's assessment of the text into the mix. :)
Morderkaj 10 months ago
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Morderkaj 1 year ago
After seeing a couple of the words in your grandmother's bible, it looked more like it was in Danish than Norwegian, but that's probably just due to the text being over a hundred years old.
HojoOSanagi 1 year ago
@HojoOSanagi It was printed in Minneapolis, MN, which still printed in Norwegian in that time.
Codylangaugesblog 1 year ago
@HojoOSanagi Yeah I can see some words that are typical danish in the bible, but Im not sure about the other books
ichbingetruffen 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad to see that you are interested in your ancestry... I wish more Americans were! I certainly am.
karlkid333 1 year ago
nice, yeah i wanna learn norwegian too since its is my heritage hope u do, good luck
waf26ff7 1 year ago
I have a strong Norwegian background I'm very intrigued by the culture and history of Norway.
TheBreakingMN 1 year ago
Haha, Norway: Land of the Midnight Sun!
I'm learning Norwegian myself and have learnt intermediate German, I'm originally Indonesian and my family speaks another ethnic language, which unfortunately I'm not very proficient in. I live in New Zealand now, so hey, we're in a global village so good on you for broadening your horizon with language learning!
So far, Norwegian feels a bit like in between German and English, not as complex as German but a wee bit trickier than English.
DanieruShidebuteru 1 year ago
veldig bra :P
twistedd1987 1 year ago
Norwegian table prayers? :P
ive been in minnesota actualy, chaska :P
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
twistedd1987 1 year ago
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Norwegian table prayers? :P
ive been in minnesota actualy, chaska :P
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
twistedd1987 1 year ago
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Norwegian table prayers? :P
ive been in minnesota actualy, chaska :P
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
twistedd1987 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Norwegian table prayers? :P
ive been in minnesota actualy, chaska :P
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
twistedd1987 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Norwegian table prayers? :P
ive been in minnesota actualy, chaska :P
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
twistedd1987 1 year ago
Norwegian table prayers? :P
ive been in minnesota actualy, chaska :P
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
twistedd1987 1 year ago
Norwegian table prayers? :P
ive been in minnesota actualy, chaska :P
liked it there, very much. Id like to go back some day.
its more common to be an ateist (might be spelled wrong, a non-beliver) than a Christian.
and your bible, sorry to say, is more danish than it is Norwegian, norway had to send their text to Danmark at that specific time to get them printet in larger quanteties, since its print text, its from Danmark. .
twistedd1987 1 year ago
wow Cody, that's freakin' awesome dude! it's cool that you had your grandma in there sharing stories and stuff :D
NorseRonin 1 year ago
I'm not Norwegian, but I think it's such an nteresting nation and culture that I want to learn the language & make friends
Jameelah265 1 year ago
My heritage is mainly based on Norweigan, but the thing is, 1) I don't have nearly as many heirlooms as you do, and my actual ancestors from Norway are probably a 100-200 years ago timespan, not quite sure. I'd also like to speak Norwegian, and i've tried too. But pretty hard, i couldn't learn that good. But i'm going to try again soon.XD! I love your heirlooms, looks mostly religous stuff, but cool
Lthall29 1 year ago
So cool
TheJacobWoods 1 year ago
You sould make a trip on the 17th may to norway, especially in oslo.
EventualZero 1 year ago
@EventualZero why 17th of may?
Codylangaugesblog 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog im not sure its the rigth word but its our national day. like your 4th of july
EventualZero 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog
its the norwegian national day
klums88 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog May 17th is the Norwegian Constitution Day and a National holiday in Norway.
tuttasb 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog try to google "Norwegian Constitution Day"
tuttasb 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog it's the Norwegian Constitution Day
Wisetorsk 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog The 17th of may is the Norwegian Constitution Day, which is celebrated with large festivities in every city. Just do a youtube search of 17th of may and Oslo for instance. The main parade is only children passing by the castle, where the King and Queen are waving at the people:)
prnkstr 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog Because it's the national day of Norway. In Oslo we usually wear Norwegian national dresses named bunad, march to the palace and just celebrate. I can tell you more about Norwegian culture if anyone is interested. Leave a comment on my channel ;)
TheHaruHonda 7 months ago
@Codylangaugesblog its our national holiday thingy, like 4th of july :)
covanted 6 months ago
I think its cool to see other Americans become interested in their heritage. :)
Does your family practice Catholicism? I heard you mention confirmation.
nephrenmalinari 1 year ago
@nephrenmalinari My family is Lutheran. Norwegian Lutheran on my mom's side and German Lutheran on my dad's side. I myself was raised Lutheran, but I now believe in Deism.
Codylangaugesblog 1 year ago
Because Norway was under Danish rule for about 400 years, all Norwegian books and documents written before 1907 are actually in Danish. The book with pictures of animals is called "Læsebog for børn" ("Lesebok for barn" in Modern Norwegian) which means "Textbook for children". Do you know the name of the author?
If you choose to start learning Norwegian I'd be happy to help you out, by the way, it's my native language ;)
Quifore 1 year ago
@Quifore all of these books except one of the bibles were published here in the united states in Norwegian. I live in Minnesota and we have a very large Norwegian population. There used to be many people here who spoke fluent Norwegian. I do plan on learning Norwegian but right now I am studying Chinese and I don't know how long it will be until I start on Norwegian.
Codylangaugesblog 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog The problem with Americans speaking fluent Norwegian is that they talk like Norwegians did 100 years ago. That is a very old fashioned language, a lot of weird and old dialects. So when Americans meet modern norwegians you can't guarantee they'll be able to communicate well in norwegian.
tuttasb 1 year ago
@tuttasb I am going to learn modern Norwegian. not an older form like that, lol. Although I do know people who do still speak old forms of it.
Codylangaugesblog 1 year ago
You should really upload your videos in a higher quality. I can't read the texts :(
Bibelen eller Den hellige Skrift, indeholdende det Gamle og Nye Testamentes Canoniske Boger.
Bible or the Holy Scripture, containing the Old and New Testament -- canonical books.
It's Danish.
AndreR241 1 year ago
@AndreR241 the video is still being processed. Video quality will improve once processing is complete. - according to youtube.
Codylangaugesblog 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog But thanks anyway. I'm a really big fan of old literature and totally into old Germanic languages.
AndreR241 1 year ago
@AndreR241 yea! Germanic languages are my favorite too.
Codylangaugesblog 1 year ago
@Codylangaugesblog Oh btw, to add the German version ('cause I translated it into German and after that into English):
Bibel oder Die heilige Schrift, innehaltend das Alte und Neue Testament -- kanonische Bücher.
AndreR241 1 year ago