Frequency: | Monthly |
Language: | Norwegian (nynorsk) |
Category: | Children's magazine |
Founded: | 1887 |
Country: | Norway |
Based: | Grimstad (1887 - 1902) Oslo (1902 - 64), Larvik (1964 - 91) Oslo (1992 -) |
Norsk Barneblad (Norwegian: the Norwegian Children’s Magazine) is a Norwegian children's magazine, issued monthly in Nynorsk.[1] It was founded by Kristen Stalleland in 1887,[2] under the name Sysvorti, was renamed to Norskt Barneblad in 1891, and to the current name Norsk Barneblad from 1916.[3] It had a circulation of 3,600 copies in 2004,[1] while its circulation was 11 - 17,000 copies between 1916 and 1985.[3] Among its best known comics strips is Smørbukk, which has been published on the back cover of the magazine since 1938.[1] Among its editors was Andreas Haavoll, who edited the magazine for nearly forty years.[3]