Syn og Segn
Encyclopedia
Syn og Segn is a Norwegian
cultural and political magazine. It was founded in 1894, and Rasmus Flo
and Arne Garborg
were the magazine's first editors.
The magazine is published by Det Norske Samlaget
, and has been important for the development of the Nynorsk
as a cultural language. Olav Midttun
was editor-in-chief for over fifty years, from 1908 to 1960.
Marit Eikemo and Hilde Sandvik
have edited the magazine since 2003.
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
cultural and political magazine. It was founded in 1894, and Rasmus Flo
Rasmus Flo
Rasmus Flo was a Norwegian teacher, philologist, magazine editor, translator and proponent for Nynorsk language. He was the first editor of the magazine Syn og Segn.-References:...
and Arne Garborg
Arne Garborg
Arne Garborg, born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg was a Norwegian writer.Garborg championed the use of Landsmål , as a literary language; he translated the Odyssey into it...
were the magazine's first editors.
The magazine is published by Det Norske Samlaget
Det Norske Samlaget
Det Norske Samlaget is a Norwegian publishing house founded on 24 March 1868 with the aim to promote and publish books in Landsmål, now known as Nynorsk....
, and has been important for the development of the Nynorsk
Nynorsk
Nynorsk or New Norwegian is one of two official written standards for the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. The standard language was created by Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, to provide a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language which was commonly written in Norway at the...
as a cultural language. Olav Midttun
Olav Midttun
Olav Midttun was a Norwegian philologist, biographer, magazine editor, and the first national program director of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ....
was editor-in-chief for over fifty years, from 1908 to 1960.
Marit Eikemo and Hilde Sandvik
Hilde Sandvik
Hilde Sandvik is a Norwegian journalist.She is the current debate editor Bergens Tidende. She held the same position in Dagbladet in 2005, has edited the periodidal Syn og Segn and has released several books. She has a cand.philol. degree from the University of Bergen, majoring in art...
have edited the magazine since 2003.