Filidh Lochlannach

The slide on "The Fort by the High Hill" You can read Hooked on Hillforts Part 2 here. I like to go skiing, although I'm not very clever at it. It goes perfectly well with a few simple precautions: 1. Do not go with cheap and old skis that are not supposed to be waxed. They glide exactly when they want to, and that is an interesting challenge when you go downhill 2. Drop the backpack, use a waist bag instead 3. Never embark on a journey if klister is needed If I can not follow these three commandments, I'd rather hike with crampons so that I don't have to worry about losing my grip, and when I drop the skis, I can gladly walk all the way up to "High Hill". The spring always comes first to "High Hill" and that is absolutely true. A bit later on in the year when warmer air has begun to make an impression on us, but the snow still lies firmly in "Serpent Hill", I often encounter a border when I arrive at the top of the slop...

Some of the walls from "The Twin Forts" You can read Hooked on Hillforts Part 1 here. I picked two forts that lie right beside each other as my first forts to go visit. They are called "The Twin Forts". I strode out in the car with my local history book 1 under my forearm and a rucksack filled with candy and coffee to drive the few kilometers from where I live in Serpent Hill and up to "Junger Lake". I knew I couldn't use too much energy to get myself into the scenery - I HAD to save my energy so I could stumble around in the woods. This could become a tiring experience with my sense of direction. People get a little shocked when they come hiking with me, because they think that I am so incredibly vigorous because I spend so much time in the woods. Fact is that I am more concerned with my food, my coffee and my chocolate than to blast my physical boundaries. I'm not necessarily moving very far in the terrain although I am gone for a long tim...

Patrik on the top of "The Castle near the Farm by the Bog".  My dear fiancée Thomas read in the local newspaper for a good while ago, that "Eiker" (The Land of the Oaks  1 ) history group invited to a lecture by archaeologist Tryggve Bernt. He had written a thesis on four specific hill forts in the area and would now present it at an open meeting at "Ormåsen(Serpent Hill 1 ) School". Since we live a five minutes walk from this particular school it was very convenient for me to join the meeting, so I threw myself on the phone to my best friend, Tina, and said that she just had to rearrange her schedule, because we are going to a lecture.  As the history-geek I am, I've been roaming around in Norse stories of heroes and gone astray in the Eddas more than once, but isn't that the way it should be? Those things that are close to us are those things we don't take the hassle of exploring? I grew up on "Fossum" (The Farm by the Waterfa...

24th-26th January: 40 % discount My collection of vignettes "The Dragon Leaves" will be  discounted  on Amazon between 24th and 31th of January 2015. Ordinary Price $7.00  24th-26th January: $3.99 27th-31th January: $4.99 Buy the e-book  here If you don't have a reading device for e-books, or you're not sure if the receiver of your gift has one, you should know that  it is easy to get one for FREE by clicking on "send me the link" button on  the book's page on Amazon. xxx 48 pieces of short prose and poetry from the Norwegian poet Filidh Lochlannach is now available in e-book format. "The Dragon Leaves" is a collection of stand alone texts that tell an entire story if read together. Unpack the flashes of beautiful nature and wonderings of what happened when Christianity suppressed Paganism, all wrapped up in a poet's paper.  xxx  About "The Dragon Leaves"  "Your book draws me in. It'...

4 Days To Go My collection of vignettes "The Dragon Leaves" will be  discounted  on Amazon between 5th and 12th of December 2014. Buy the e-book  here It is possible to give the e-book as a gift by clicking on the  "give as a gift"  button on  the book's page on Amazon . Remember to register the receiver's e-mail address when prompted and not your own. Then you can schedule when the gift should be sent. If you don't have a reading device for e-books, or you're not sure if the receiver of your gift has one, you should know that  it is easy to get one for FREE by clicking on "send me the link" button on  the book's page on Amazon. xxx 48 pieces of short prose and poetry from the Norwegian poet Filidh Lochlannach is now available in e-book format. "The Dragon Leaves" is a collection of stand alone texts that tell an entire story if read together. Unpack the flashes of beautiful nature and wonderings of wha...

  Yay! I've started plotting this week. It is really, really fun. I lost a few mornings due to beginning 7 am at work in the kindergarten. I therefore did'nt have the chance to exploit the mornings this week as much as I wanted to. Anyway, I now soon have two stories plotted, and I am over all very happy about it. Life happens in between the writing, and that is just how it has to be. Being an obscure, unknown author like me, doesn't really make you rich. I am very happy to have my job beside the writing, otherwise I think I would starve to death. I am happy to work with children. I think being surrounded by children, trying to tap into their world, sometimes actually managing to become a part of it, does good for a grown up's creative flow. Children are creative all the time through their play. They have no limitations, they are amazing small people that influence you to be a bit like them when you can. For instance, while you're writing stories. Sto...

            SAMPLE The Dragon Leaves By Filidh Lochlannach The Dragon Leaves Copyright: Hege Fossum Published: 2014 Publisher: Fossum Books All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, copied in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise transmitted without written permission from the publisher. You must not circulate this book in any format. This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. Cover design: Filidh Lochlannach Cover photo: Thomas O. Stenberg Find out about the author and her upcoming books online at  http://www.ormegarden.blogspot.no Send her an e-mail:  hege_fossum@hotmail....