Kristofer Uppdal

Who was Kristofer Uppdal?

Kristofer Oliver Uppdal, born Opdal, was a Norwegian poet and author, born in Beitstad, Nord-Trøndelag.

As a boy, Uppdal worked as a shepherd, and later as a miner and construction worker. In 1907 he started working for Norsk Hydro, and came to their factory in Rjukan in 1910-1911. In 1905, he debuted with Ung sorg and Kvæde, collections of poetry, followed by Sollaug in 1908, and Villfuglar in 1909.

With the short-stories collection Ved Akerselva in 1910, Uppdal introduced his epic 10-volume series of novels, Dansen gjenom skuggeheimen. Here listed are the separate volumes in the order that Uppdal himself later designated and explained in the preface to Herdsla, along with year of publication:

⁕ Stigeren

⁕ Trolldom i lufta

⁕ Vandringa [a revision of Ved Akerselva]

⁕ Kongen

⁕ Dansen gjenom skuggeheimen

⁕ Domkyrkjebyggaren

⁕ I skiftet

⁕ Røysingfolket