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.
Everyone is invited to join us to meet Norwegian author Lars Mytting, who 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, will facilitate this free discussion and presentation.
Spoiler alert – Lars will talk about the full narratives.
Book will be available for purchase to have him sign. 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.
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.
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!
Coming in person? just show up!
Joining online? Register for the Zoom link below.
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.