Bergen, Norway Troldhaugen Grieg's House 1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Bergen 'Troldhaugen' Nina og Edvard Grieg's hjem
• Publisher:  Grako
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Troldhaugen was the home of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, located in his hometown, Bergen. His and his wife's ashes rest inside a mountain tomb near the house. The house itself and its surroundings are now a Grieg museum.

Edvard Grieg himself called the building "my best composition hitherto", although the building was designed by his cousin, the architect Schak Bull. The name comes from trold meaning "troll" and haug from the Old Norse word haugr meaning "knoll". Grieg is reputed to have said that children called the nearby small valley "The Valley of Trolls" and thus gave the name for his building as well. In 1985, a small concert hall was built in the valley. Below the concert hall lies Grieg's small Composer's Hut. Grieg immortalized the name of his home in one of his piano pieces, "Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen", Opus 65, No. 6.

Australian Folk Metal band Troldhaugen has an EP which features many links and references to Grieg, Troldhaugen and nearby areas. These include- Cover art depicting the Troldhaugen tomb, the track 'There I shall rest forever...' is a quote Greig made upon first seeing light shine upon the rockface. The song is set at Lake Nordas, the lake nearest to Troldhaugen.