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Common pub names in Norway

Mar 26, 2012 20:57

Setting: late 19th century Oslo ( Read more... )

Comments 5

hilde March 27 2012, 07:14:31 UTC

I've been thinking about this for a while and I'm not quite sure! At this time, most pubs (kneiper) were tiny, dingy and on the east side of Oslo (or Kristiania as it was called until 1925). I haven't found the name of one, but you could use the beer hall (ølhall) at Nytorget. This was a popular drinking venue in the 1880s. There were also a lot of restaurants here.

Source: http://www.byarkivet.oslo.kommune.no/OBA/tobias/pdf_arkiv/Tobias%201_2010_for_nett.pdf

garonne March 27 2012, 21:27:57 UTC

Thanks! That pdf was very helpful, and the photos were useful for the atmosphere of the story too. In the end I settled on 'Gamle Bryggeri' and placed it on Nytorget.

Also, I didn't know Oslo used to be called Kristiania, and I definitely should have known that, so thanks! Very useful to know :-)

hilde March 27 2012, 21:32:26 UTC

\o/ Glad to help :)

the_norseman March 29 2012, 10:44:06 UTC

I should add that where you go definately depends on what class your character is in and what sort of politics he has. Christiania (with a ch) was heavily divided by class boundaries. For instance a somewhat respectable character might prefer Grand Café (favoured by Ibsen), Bekkevolds skjenkestue (the oldest place in Christiania and favoured by Wergeland), or a certain bohemian haunt whose name I totally forget. For the latter all I remember was that it had an infamous stairway you had to go up, sometimes called the Stairs of Shame.

garonne March 29 2012, 21:05:40 UTC

Ooh, the Grand Café looks nice! If rather expensive... The characters are meeting in disguise, so I can have them disguised as anything I like. I'm going to go with Bekkevolds skjenkestue - it looks like it has the right sort of atmosphere, and it's not far from the waterfront, which is just what I need. Thank you!