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   "content" : "# En nordnorsk fiskersønn med lesevansker ble en av USAs mest bejublede immigrantforfattere\n\nHistorien om forfatteren Ole E. Rølvaag.ap\\-feature\\-arrow\n\n- [Fredrik KalstveitJournalist](http://aftenposten.no/av/fredrik-kalstveit)\n\n**AFTENPOSTEN HISTORIE:** I år er det 200 år siden den norske emigrantskuta «Restauration» nådde New York. Hendelsen regnes som begynnelsen på den organiserte utvandringen fra Norge til USA.\n\nTotalt emigrerte 850.000 nordmenn. Flere av dem ønsket å videreføre gamlelandets kultur og språk, og fra 1850\\-årene ble derfor flere norske utdanninginstitusjoner grunnlagt i USA. Den kanskje mest innflytelsesrike var, og er, St. Olaf College i [Northfield, Minnesota](/historie/i/1M0O9G/historien-om-norsk-utvandring-til-usa-en-reise-til-norsk-amerikanske-steder-i-midtvesten).\n\nI løpet av sine 151 leveår har institusjonen fostret delstatsguvernører og presidentkandidater, samt forfattere som Siri Hustvedt og Robert Bly. Men når man besøker campusen, er det ett navn som skinner litt mer enn de andre: Ole Edvard Rølvaag \\(1876–1931\\).\n\n– Rølvaag hjalp meg å forstå min familiehistorie. Bøkene hans har vært viktige for norske emigranter, men også for emigranter generelt i USA, sier forfatter og tidligere St. Olaf\\-elev Taylor Brorby. Han beskriver Rølvaag som en av sine litterære læremestre.\n\n**Men hvem var denne emigrantforfatteren?**\n\nLes hele saken med abonnement",
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Association</span></figcaption></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-16hxfwi\"><div class=\"historie running-head hyperion-css-is1mb9\" data-test-tag=\"running-head\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-45w767\"><a aria-label=\"Historie\" class=\"hyperion-css-1raymq9\" data-test-tag=\"internal-link\" href=\"/historie\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" theme=\"historie\">Historie</a></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-f8dprp\"><a aria-label=\"Utvandring\" class=\"hyperion-css-1raymq9\" data-test-tag=\"internal-link\" href=\"/tag/utvandring\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" theme=\"historie\">Utvandring</a></div></div><h1 class=\"intro-title\">En nordnorsk fiskersønn med lesevansker ble en av USAs mest bejublede immigrantforfattere</h1><p class=\"intro-lead\">Historien om forfatteren Ole E. Rølvaag.<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"svg-symbol hyperion-css-w5bkfw\" height=\"32\" role=\"img\" theme=\"default\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"32\"><title>ap-feature-arrow</title><use xlink:href=\"#ap-feature-arrow\"></use></svg></p></div></div><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1ej05iu\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-qwp0ac\" data-test-tag=\"byline\" data-testid=\"byline\"><ul class=\"hyperion-css-1772xtw\" data-test-tag=\"byline:authors\" data-testid=\"byline:authors\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-b8p8ys\"><a aria-label=\"Se journalistens profil: Fredrik Kalstveit\" class=\"hyperion-css-bgf73b\" href=\"http://aftenposten.no/av/fredrik-kalstveit\" title=\"Se journalistens profil: Fredrik Kalstveit\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-y7i40o\"><img alt=\"Fredrik Kalstveit\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"(min-width: 740px) 740px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=2048&amp;w=2048&amp;s=0a6b58f06e0efea4ad3958bbefb160c269386998\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=2048&amp;w=2048&amp;s=0a6b58f06e0efea4ad3958bbefb160c269386998 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1440&amp;w=1440&amp;s=fb3098d44916b24ac7411c45a6ccffb29b9abce7 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1024&amp;w=1024&amp;s=d4d69028cea86574c0e2d409b03b07ee478a148f 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=980&amp;w=980&amp;s=2e10bf172e82ade05d061ca9db8cc662f054c35d 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=780&amp;w=780&amp;s=fbb90510cd7358d2a69b3c38bfbff884ca860dff 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=580&amp;w=580&amp;s=8b0073e1377e89d374dfdc7ec46ba768f7e75a3a 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=380&amp;w=380&amp;s=41aed4f9be9b311d543c2dfee8dda0f6ccc2af30 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=200&amp;w=200&amp;s=601776e1f5f71603312e32ee595ab34d279cb5d4 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=100&amp;w=100&amp;s=350e622d3dc3992d94fa2341bde8200b383910aa 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048\"></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-0\"><span class=\"byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf\" data-test-tag=\"byline:author-name\" data-testid=\"byline:author-name\">Fredrik Kalstveit</span><div class=\"hyperion-css-lc8ynt\">Journalist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-okzep\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><div><time aria-label=\"Publisert: 18.12.2025 11:39\" datetime=\"2025-12-31T19:11:53Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Publisert: 18.12.2025 11:39</time></div></div><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\"><strong>AFTENPOSTEN HISTORIE:</strong> I år er det 200 år siden den norske emigrantskuta «Restauration» nådde New York. Hendelsen regnes som begynnelsen på den organiserte utvandringen fra Norge til USA.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">Totalt emigrerte 850.000 nordmenn. Flere av dem ønsket å videreføre gamlelandets kultur og språk, og fra 1850-årene ble derfor flere norske utdanninginstitusjoner grunnlagt i USA. Den kanskje mest innflytelsesrike var, og er, St. Olaf College i <a aria-label=\"Northfield, Minnesota\" class=\"hyperion-css-1raymq9\" data-test-tag=\"internal-link\" href=\"/historie/i/1M0O9G/historien-om-norsk-utvandring-til-usa-en-reise-til-norsk-amerikanske-steder-i-midtvesten\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" theme=\"historie\">Northfield, Minnesota</a>.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">I løpet av sine 151 leveår har institusjonen fostret delstatsguvernører og presidentkandidater, samt forfattere som Siri Hustvedt og Robert Bly. Men når man besøker campusen, er det ett navn som skinner litt mer enn de andre: Ole Edvard Rølvaag (1876–1931).</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">– Rølvaag hjalp meg å forstå min familiehistorie. Bøkene hans har vært viktige for norske emigranter, men også for emigranter generelt i USA, sier forfatter og tidligere St. Olaf-elev Taylor Brorby. Han beskriver Rølvaag som en av sine litterære læremestre.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\"><strong>Men hvem var denne emigrantforfatteren?</strong></p><div class=\"hyperion-css-1ykv2lv\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-l9jsj3\"><p class=\"hyperion-css-1qm9e9t\">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class=\"hyperion-css-oa9uwa\" type=\"button\">Allerede abonnent? 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Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/amagasinet/i/3MdXde/nikita-marie-rodriguez-ville-drepe-sin-egen-bror\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-3atq9u\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=f71fe4d70a458696964c94168f960065fc84c364 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=953562d9bf8f3139366c3269150df7386b4dd77f 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=7b844a3e227f8371020ad01a2a3939cbe12b7135 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=e46d23ee523c96e5b0db3330b632a1422c325b17 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=f2938df98fa2ad7b1eb203b4380caebda33a3193 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=cb915d6aacba38bb8a292f5b733a6d0d9dc0bb96 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=a69137b937a1645ac7771c59cbd3cb0aa5ef0696 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=896ba3832e07d5d97a3dcfba1ef5801b0e0ea670 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">A-MAGASINET<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-06-07T10:09:16Z\" datetime=\"2025-06-07T10:09:16Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">7. juni</time></div></div></div><div class=\"historie hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"For ett år siden bestemte jeg meg for å begynne å gå i kirken\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium opinion-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/meninger/kommentar/i/k0J0e9/for-ett-aar-siden-bestemte-jeg-meg-for-aa-begynne-aa-gaa-i-kirken\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-ea0bko\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cfb154b2-195d-4113-91a0-46203b59e9d1?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=603&amp;w=804&amp;s=dd39699ea61c6bf40860b778ca6c79f9faedb569\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cfb154b2-195d-4113-91a0-46203b59e9d1?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=603&amp;w=804&amp;s=dd39699ea61c6bf40860b778ca6c79f9faedb569 804w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cfb154b2-195d-4113-91a0-46203b59e9d1?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=7ef8f766d40d60c7da4b9eba45e592557ad4dc3b 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cfb154b2-195d-4113-91a0-46203b59e9d1?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=d546652ec855b79d074de52627f84d83e4d1d032 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cfb154b2-195d-4113-91a0-46203b59e9d1?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=49609cada1d9c3cbce383f2f2d1fc04d6c93b0e2 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cfb154b2-195d-4113-91a0-46203b59e9d1?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=1c913f6d51ee7cc39ccf95cbc6ec2e0f40e2fe4d 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cfb154b2-195d-4113-91a0-46203b59e9d1?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=fe9b390c790f8925f89b77a198cc251dea71cb23 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:804 / 603\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">KOMMENTAR<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-28T19:00:00Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-28T19:00:00Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">28. desember</time></div></div></div><div class=\"historie hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">For ett år siden bestemte jeg meg for å begynne å gå i kirken</h2></div></div></a></li></ol></div></div><div class=\"advertory-aftenposten-netboard-wrapper__article advertory-aftenposten-paywall-ad\"><div class=\"advertory-aftenposten-netboard__article\" id=\"paywall_ad_board\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1q3hux1\"><button aria-label=\"Tilbake til forsiden\" class=\"hyperion-css-1t4sy44\" title=\"Tilbake til forsiden\" type=\"button\">Tilbake til forsiden</button></div></div><div></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1927kqg\" id=\"superright-side\"></div></div><footer class=\"hyperion-css-18p1141\" role=\"contentinfo\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"links\"><ul><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/tips\">Tips oss</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/Ooyk/informasjon-om-debattinnlegg-og-kronikker-til-aftenposten\">Send inn debattinnlegg</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/rettelser\">Endringslogg</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/slik-jobber-vi-i-aftenposten\">Slik jobber vi i Aftenposten</a></li></ul><ul><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://kundeservice.aftenposten.no/s/\">Kundeservice</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://schibstedforbusiness.com/no/merkevarer/aftenposten/\">Annonsere i Aftenposten</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://info.privacy.schibsted.com/no/schibsted-norge-personvernerklaering/\">Personvernpolicy</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://info.privacy.schibsted.com/no/schibsted-norge-personvernerklaering/\">Informasjonskapsler</a></li></ul><div class=\"logos\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-15fvjg8\" data-loaded=\"true\"><noscript><img alt=\"aftenposten-logo\" src=\"https://cdn.aftenposten.no/ap/images/footer/circular-ap-logo.png\" width=\"\"></noscript></div><a aria-label=\"Lenke til Redaktørplakaten etiske og juridiske rammeverk på Redaktor.no\" class=\"hyperion-css-hkgcqn\" href=\"https://www.redaktor.no/ressurser/etiske-og-juridiske-rammeverk/redaktorplakaten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img alt=\"Ansvarsmerket\" src=\"https://cdn.aftenposten.no/ap/images/footer/ansvarsmerket.svg\"></noscript></a></div></div><div class=\"info\"><ul><li><span>Sjefredaktør og adm. direktør: </span><span class=\"name\">Trine Eilertsen</span></li><li><span>Nyhetsredaktør: </span><span class=\"name\">Tone Tveøy Strøm-Gundersen</span></li><li><span>Politisk redaktør: </span><span class=\"name\">Kjetil B. 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Association</span></figcaption></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-16hxfwi\"><div class=\"historie running-head hyperion-css-is1mb9\" data-test-tag=\"running-head\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-45w767\"><a aria-label=\"Historie\" class=\"hyperion-css-1raymq9\" data-test-tag=\"internal-link\" href=\"/historie\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" theme=\"historie\">Historie</a></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-f8dprp\"><a aria-label=\"Utvandring\" class=\"hyperion-css-1raymq9\" data-test-tag=\"internal-link\" href=\"/tag/utvandring\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" theme=\"historie\">Utvandring</a></div></div><h1 class=\"intro-title\">En nordnorsk fiskersønn med lesevansker ble en av USAs mest bejublede immigrantforfattere</h1><p class=\"intro-lead\">Historien om forfatteren Ole E. Rølvaag.<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"svg-symbol hyperion-css-w5bkfw\" height=\"32\" role=\"img\" theme=\"default\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"32\"><title>ap-feature-arrow</title><use xlink:href=\"#ap-feature-arrow\"></use></svg></p></div></div><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1ej05iu\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-qwp0ac\" data-test-tag=\"byline\" data-testid=\"byline\"><ul class=\"hyperion-css-1772xtw\" data-test-tag=\"byline:authors\" data-testid=\"byline:authors\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-b8p8ys\"><a aria-label=\"Se journalistens profil: Fredrik Kalstveit\" class=\"hyperion-css-bgf73b\" href=\"http://aftenposten.no/av/fredrik-kalstveit\" title=\"Se journalistens profil: Fredrik Kalstveit\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-y7i40o\"><img alt=\"Fredrik Kalstveit\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"(min-width: 740px) 740px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=2048&amp;w=2048&amp;s=0a6b58f06e0efea4ad3958bbefb160c269386998\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=2048&amp;w=2048&amp;s=0a6b58f06e0efea4ad3958bbefb160c269386998 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1440&amp;w=1440&amp;s=fb3098d44916b24ac7411c45a6ccffb29b9abce7 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1024&amp;w=1024&amp;s=d4d69028cea86574c0e2d409b03b07ee478a148f 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=980&amp;w=980&amp;s=2e10bf172e82ade05d061ca9db8cc662f054c35d 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=780&amp;w=780&amp;s=fbb90510cd7358d2a69b3c38bfbff884ca860dff 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=580&amp;w=580&amp;s=8b0073e1377e89d374dfdc7ec46ba768f7e75a3a 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=380&amp;w=380&amp;s=41aed4f9be9b311d543c2dfee8dda0f6ccc2af30 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=200&amp;w=200&amp;s=601776e1f5f71603312e32ee595ab34d279cb5d4 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/3f1821b6-199a-478d-b78a-1f668089472c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=100&amp;w=100&amp;s=350e622d3dc3992d94fa2341bde8200b383910aa 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048\"></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-0\"><span class=\"byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf\" data-test-tag=\"byline:author-name\" data-testid=\"byline:author-name\">Fredrik Kalstveit</span><div class=\"hyperion-css-lc8ynt\">Journalist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-okzep\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><div><time aria-label=\"Publisert: 18.12.2025 11:39\" datetime=\"2025-12-30T07:00:00Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Publisert: 18.12.2025 11:39</time></div></div><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\"><strong>AFTENPOSTEN HISTORIE:</strong> I år er det 200 år siden den norske emigrantskuta «Restauration» nådde New York. Hendelsen regnes som begynnelsen på den organiserte utvandringen fra Norge til USA.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">Totalt emigrerte 850.000 nordmenn. Flere av dem ønsket å videreføre gamlelandets kultur og språk, og fra 1850-årene ble derfor flere norske utdanninginstitusjoner grunnlagt i USA. Den kanskje mest innflytelsesrike var, og er, St. Olaf College i <a aria-label=\"Northfield, Minnesota\" class=\"hyperion-css-1raymq9\" data-test-tag=\"internal-link\" href=\"/historie/i/1M0O9G/historien-om-norsk-utvandring-til-usa-en-reise-til-norsk-amerikanske-steder-i-midtvesten\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" theme=\"historie\">Northfield, Minnesota</a>.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">I løpet av sine 151 leveår har institusjonen fostret delstatsguvernører og presidentkandidater, samt forfattere som Siri Hustvedt og Robert Bly. Men når man besøker campusen, er det ett navn som skinner litt mer enn de andre: Ole Edvard Rølvaag (1876–1931).</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">– Rølvaag hjalp meg å forstå min familiehistorie. Bøkene hans har vært viktige for norske emigranter, men også for emigranter generelt i USA, sier forfatter og tidligere St. Olaf-elev Taylor Brorby. Han beskriver Rølvaag som en av sine litterære læremestre.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\"><strong>Men hvem var denne emigrantforfatteren?</strong></p><div class=\"hyperion-css-1ykv2lv\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-l9jsj3\"><p class=\"hyperion-css-1qm9e9t\">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class=\"hyperion-css-oa9uwa\" type=\"button\">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class=\"advertory-brandmetrics-survey\" id=\"brandmetrics-survey\"></div><div class=\"extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v\" id=\"widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-r57xc5\" data-test-tag=\"widget:title\">Les også</h2><div class=\"bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi\"><ol class=\"hyperion-css-1700tdj\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/amagasinet/i/3MdXde/nikita-marie-rodriguez-ville-drepe-sin-egen-bror\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-3atq9u\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=f71fe4d70a458696964c94168f960065fc84c364 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=953562d9bf8f3139366c3269150df7386b4dd77f 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=7b844a3e227f8371020ad01a2a3939cbe12b7135 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=e46d23ee523c96e5b0db3330b632a1422c325b17 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=f2938df98fa2ad7b1eb203b4380caebda33a3193 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=cb915d6aacba38bb8a292f5b733a6d0d9dc0bb96 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=a69137b937a1645ac7771c59cbd3cb0aa5ef0696 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=896ba3832e07d5d97a3dcfba1ef5801b0e0ea670 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">A-MAGASINET<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-06-07T10:09:16Z\" datetime=\"2025-06-07T10:09:16Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">7. juni</time></div></div></div><div class=\"historie hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Nevroforskeren sto ansikt til ansikt med døden – og hevder tre skikkelser ventet på han. Nå forsker han på om det finnes et liv etter døden.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/psykisk-helse-og-psykologi/i/WvbJWr/den-siste-terskelen\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-vihpv3\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=c3c3c4120edf68966a735676416fa989493c0e08\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=c3c3c4120edf68966a735676416fa989493c0e08 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=26d211ce0100eb859e527f95238bbe536c2f80cc 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=3ece3cb1d8c53eebb00ffef3f913718b759db048 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=1f7f86ae4e176c3c6501cdd1183965fec5be6b06 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=4d0c2630a34a0210d4337962b5b59d5b20c3f6f1 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=5d53d6d596c4ce3515f2f90d5a42b8a2a5a56c58 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=631d7d854fc79c838bbc9edf1d06cb9af91eebaa 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=47361ba7868a5d0823343bfae783583534fecf74 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/467767da-e2b2-4e5d-a55b-b04c6b785f3a?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=6b99415cfeb68954b17ed741b4aba79b849c6014 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">PSYKISK HELSE OG PSYKOLOGI<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-27T07:00:11Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-27T07:00:11Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">27. desember</time></div></div></div><div class=\"historie hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Nevroforskeren sto ansikt til ansikt med døden – og hevder tre skikkelser ventet på han. 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   "source_updated_at" : "2025-12-18 10:39:26",
   "summary" : "Historien om forfatteren Ole E. Rølvaag.",
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   "title" : "– Faren hadde små forhåpninger på hans vegne: Ole endte opp som en av historiens viktigste norsk-amerikanere",
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