''Smørbukk'' is a Norwegian

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. It was started in 1938 by text writer Andreas Haavoll and illustrator Jens R. Nilssen. The first Smørbukk story was based on the fairytale

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collected by

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. The strip appears in the children's magazine ''

Norsk Barneblad ''Norsk Barneblad'' ( Norwegian: ''the Norwegian Children’s Magazine'') is a Norwegian children's magazine, issued monthly in Nynorsk. It was founded by Kristen Stalleland in 1887, under the name ''Sysvorti'', was renamed to ''Norskt Barneblad ...

'', as well as in separate albums. From 1959/1960 to 1983 the series was illustrated by

Solveig Muren Sanden Solveig Muren Sanden (17 April 1918 – 23 November 2013) was a Norwegian illustrator and comics artist. She was born in Vrådal in Kviteseid. She published her first illustration in the children's magazine ''Norsk Barneblad'' in 1932. She is kno ...

. Later text writers have been Øyvind Dybwad and Johannes Farestveit. From 1983 Håkon Aasnes took over as illustrator. The anniversary book ''Smørbukk 70 år'' was published in 2008.

Legacy

In 1973, Solveig Muren Sanden and Johannes Farestveit received the first Comics Prize awarded by the Norwegian

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. In 2012 a bronze sculpture of "Smørbukk", made by Trygve Barstad, was unveiled in Vrådal, the home village of illustrator Solveig Muren Sanden.

References

External links

Official website
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