2025-10-01 – October Bokprat: Sister Bells Trilogy with author Lars Mytting (In-Person and Online)
Schedule:
October 1, 2025 (7:00-8:30 pm CT)
Instructor:
Author Lars Mytting and Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson
Location:
This event will be held live in Vesterheim Commons and will be livestreamed on Zoom for an online audience.
Author Lars Mytting will be visiting Vesterheim from Norway to talk about The Sister Bells Trilogy! Lars is one of Norway's most acclaimed authors, with more than 2 million books sold, available in 24 languages around the world.
Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a monthly bokprat, discussing Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. In past bokprats, we have featured each book in the trilogy through online discussions with Lars (see Vesterheim's YouTube videos here.) We are thrilled to welcome Lars to Decorah!
The Sister Bells Trilogy (The Bell in the Lake, The Reindeer Hunters, and The Night of the Scourge) is a sweeping generational saga set in the remote Norwegian village of Butangen, where myth, faith, and modernity intertwine. Blending folklore, love, loss, and the passage of time, the trilogy follows Butangen’s transformation from an isolated hamlet to a modern community still bound to its mythic past.
Purchase his books in the Museum Store to have him sign while he's here!
Book 1: The Bell in the Lake can be purchased here.
Book 2: The Reindeer Hunter can be purchased here.
Book 3: The Night of the Scourge can be purchased here.
Registrants should secure their own copy of the books (available for purchase soon through the Vesterheim Museum Store) and have read them prior to the discussion.
Students joining online will need to provide a computer, laptop, or tablet with a camera and mic as well as a fast, reliable internet connection.
Special Instructions:
When registering for the class, please make sure to use the mailing and email addresses you'd like the Zoom meeting invitations sent to. You will receive links to the Zoom sessions by email sometime during the week prior to the class. If this class is a gift, please sign up with the recipient's mailing and email addresses or be prepared to forward the kit and all communications.
Enrollment Deadline:
September 17, 2025
Vesterheim’s 2025 online programming is supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from Sons of Norway - Noreg Lodge 3-466.