''Dølen'' (meaning ''The Dalesman'' in English) is a former

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

weekly literary magazine published in Norway between 1858 and 1870.

History and profile

''Dølen'' was established by

Aasmund Olavson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (6 April 1818 – 30 July 1870) was a Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål (now known as Nynorsk). Background Vinje was born into a poor but ...

in 1858. The first issue is dated 10 October 1858. It came out weekly, but there were shorter and longer periods when the magazine did not appear. The last issue appeared on 24 July 1870. Vinje died on 30 July 1870. Several of Vinje's literary works were first published in the magazine. He also published articles on travel, and editorial comments on art, language, and politics. He also wrote philosophical essays for the magazine. However, the most significant function of Vinje in his magazine was his help in developing a new rural variant of the Norwegian language known as New Norwegian, or

Nynorsk Nynorsk () () is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language ( no, Landsmål) parallel to the Dano-Nor ...

. A facsimile edition of the magazine was issued between 1970 and 1973.

References

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