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Astri My Astri Publishing, owned by Deb Nelson Gourley, B.S., M.S., National Award Winning books — Deb rescued the trunk from the burn pile at age 8.

Astri My Astri Publishing is solely owned by Deb Nelson Gourley. Deb was raised on a 159-year-old Norwegian ancestral farm in Fillmore County, Minnesota. She received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Minnesota. The name Astri comes from the name Astri Herbrandsdatter 1812 that was written on an old immigrant trunk. It was later discovered that the t

runk belonged to Astri Herbrandsdatter Børtnes Syversrud, Deb’s great-great-great-grandmother, who had emigrated from Norway in 1857. The name Astri, My Astri comes from Astri, Mi Astri, the name of an old Norwegian folksong. The song was based on the 2,000-year-old Horace’s Ode to Lydia. Deb has two sons and they both assist with the bilingual books: Alexander Knud Huntrods, aka Alex Huntrods, (translates from Norwegian to English) and Benjamin Keith Huntrods, aka Ben Huntrods, (transcribes from Dano-Norwegian Gothic script).

12/31/2024

Wishing you a Godt Nytt År / Happy New Year from Deb Nelson Gourley, Astri My Astri Publishing and Heritage Sheep Reproduction

04/28/2023

The Urnes brooch got its name from the style of wood carvings of the Urnes stave church. The central motif is an animal figure with four legs, a long slim neck and a bent head. The animal has almond- or tearshaped eyes and is surrounded by figure of eight loops.

The number of Urnes style brooches found in Norway have more than doubled in the past decade, most likely due to an increase of metal detectorists.

04/25/2023

For several centuries, Viking settlers eked out a living on Greenland, tending pastureland, hunting walruses, and constructing stone buildings that still stand today. Sometime in the 15th century, however, their civilization collapsed, and all the Vikings either died or fled.

In the 15th century, the Vikings vanished from Greenland after more than 400 years of living there—what happened?

04/19/2023

Trollstigen also sits on the west coast of Norway, standing as the first barrier that moisture-packed storms from the eastern Atlantic encounter as they move into northwestern Europe. It's estimated the area receives an average of 450 inches of snowfall over the winter.

The road is impassible during the winter due to the steep climbs, hairpin bends and towering cliffs, but those same features create a stunning drive across Norway’s breathtaking scenery when the snow is cleared.

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Astri My Astri Publishing is solely owned by Deb Nelson Gourley. Deb was raised on her families’ Norwegian ancestral farm started in 1853 (5 years before Minnesota became a state in 1858) in Fillmore County, southeastern corner of Minnesota. She received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Minnesota. The name Astri comes from the name Astri Herbrandsdatter 1812 that was written on an old immigrant trunk. Deb rescued the trunk from the burn pile at age 8. It was later discovered that the trunk belonged to Astri Herbrandsdatter Børtnes Syversrud, Deb’s great-great-great-grandmother, who had emigrated from Norway in 1857. The name Astri, My Astri comes from Astri, Mi Astri, the name of an old Norwegian folksong. The song was based on the 2,000-year-old Horace’s Ode to Lydia. Deb has two sons and they both assist with the bilingual books: Alexander Knud Huntrods, aka Alex Huntrods, (translates from Norwegian to English) and Benjamin Keith Huntrods, aka Ben Huntrods, (transcribes from Dano-Norwegian Gothic script).