A few pictures from the winter fair at the old mining town, Rørosmartnan. A few more from the horse people, and a video that shows how the life is in the many backyards between the old houses during “Martnan”. Some effects added to a couple of pictures, but that is quite obvious I guess. There are more photos from Rørosmartnan in my gallery.
Bente Haarstad Photography 
I have recently decided to come back as Horse People in my next life- then I can also wear that sweater I bought!! LOVE YOUR BLOG!! ♡
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Beautiful country. Smiling happy, beautiful people. Thanks for giving us a glimpse, bente.
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What a great festival or day this is Bente. I love what they wear – real fur! They seem like such warm people in such a frozen place.
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Very interesting photos from otherwise unseen place. Great work Bente.
And looks great people —– they looks Viking too 🙂
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You make this life look so wonderful, but I bet it can be a hard life at times.
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Looks like a fun, relaxing time with the neighbors… 🙂
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Wonderful photos…as usual.
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what am amazing area & culture! Thank you Bente 🙂
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Jovial is the word that comes to mind. And very nice gallery.
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Hi, Bente! love the old codger with the happy face. Wish our community had a richer appreciation for their culture, but sadly many are moving on without it.
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Wonderful photos, Bente and I just loved your video. Hearing the music and seeing people moving around just made it all the more magical. Thankyou for sharing (and well done on the video production too).
The grey-haired man in the second photo reminded me of the sleigh driver who hauled me up on his driving seat on the sleigh ride I had in Austria in January, 1978.
I wanted to jump on a plane and fly over to your country to join in – trouble is that I only speak English (and a little French). Oh, I can count to ten in German too. But don’t know any Norwegian unfortunately – LOL
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Thanks for the great pictures.
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your images have such depth; i love the horse-people series! z
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Cool photos and effects. The guy with the fur coat looks really alike from fromer centuries. Ha en finfin dag! 😀
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A very nice party. 😀
I love the atmosphere, the music and the colors of your photos.
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ohhhh the electrifying beauty !
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What a atmosphere, excellent captured… 🙂
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Amazing atmosphere and wonderful characters!
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Beautiful photos and a very nice film, it’s so great to see how this people are, the black horses like on the Frisians overhere, thank you for sharing Bente!
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So beautiful, photos and video too! Love this kind of music. Also in our mountains, Trentino Alto Adige and Veneto – Italy, they play the same sound
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Im so happy viewing to your photos of a little town Rørosmartnan and the horse people seems so symphatic
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This is so beautiful and so enjoyable dear Bente, I loved so much. Thank you, love, nia
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Great way to start the day, watching and listening to that video. Thank you!
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Hi Bente,
Thanks so much for the photos of Roros. My paternal ancestors have lived there since the 1600s. I’ve been fortunate to visit there and really love it. It’s like stepping into the old times. I’ve only been there in the summer so it’s great to see the winter pictures.
I saw a documentary a few years ago on U.S. public television about the horse people and their re-inactment of the traditional trip from Sweden through the Trondelag to the Roros winter market. It was fascinating.
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Wonderful pictures and a great video … The musicians are true virtuosos on their instruments.
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Beautiful people and very nice pictures!
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Música y ambiente entrañable y fotos preciosas!!!
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Bente I love the feeling your photos give to this mining town. Tucked in feeling. This series on horse people is awesome.
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Fantastic portrait 🙂
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What wonderful photos and music. Makes me feel very happy!!!!
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Gosh I love these! Especially the fourth one…just something special about it for me 🙂
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So fascinating and beautiful… Thanks so much for sharing their culture!!!
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These photos are just wonderful, and the musical accompaniment great fun!
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excellent!
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beautiful pics…thanks for visiting my blog 🙂 Happy blogging
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Such authentic looking photographs – great!
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Amazing people, and I loved the music!
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Wonderful pictures, and I love them with the music that was actually there 😀 It’s so atmospheric!
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As I wrote one to you — I must go to Norway these days! Good photos made by you inspired me to do that!
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Merci pour ce partage 🙂
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These are awesome! Really fun shots
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Preciosa Serie… Muy Buenas Fotografías, La Segunda Me Encanta… Un Saludo.
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Me encanta ese retrato de un varón tranquilo y bonachón … ¡Estupenda, como siempre! Felicidades.
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Tokigt fina bilder och film! Det var lite som att vara med! Tack att du delar!!!!
Klem og alt godt til dae!
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Nydelige bilder. Røros er et spesielt sted.
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wonderful!
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