Knud Rasmussen

"De rejste langt og længe, indtil de fik falkeungerne i sigte højt oppe på en vældig klippe; de var lige så store som bjørneunger. Faderen gemte sig i en stendysse, medens drengen gik frem mod reden. Da kom en jættefalk til syne ude fra havet; så stor var den, at den havde en hel bjørn i næbbet. Men så snart den så drengen, slap den bjørnen og kastede sig ned over ham; menneskekød smagte bedre..." Anden del i serien af myter og sagn, som polarforsker Knud Rasmussen i sin tid indsamlede fra alle dele af Grønland. Med forord og efterskrift af forfatter og grønlandskender Jørn Riel (f.1931).

"Asalooq lod sin fætter stille sig bag ved ham, idet han dækkede ham med sin krop, thi han havde en ganske særegen amulet. Han var født med sejrsskjorte, og den havde hans moder givet ham til amulet, fordi den gjorde ham usårlig. Forgæves skød eqqilik’erne nu alle deres pile, de prellede blot af mod hans pels og gjorde ham intet. En gang stak Kumallaasi uforsigtigt hovedet frem, men blev straks såret i kinden, og Asalooq skældte ham ordentligt. Men Asalooq selv lod roligt eqqilik’erne udskyde alle deres pile, og da de ikke havde flere, hav han sig til at beskyde dem og dræbte dem alle. Derpå vendte de tilbage til teltlejeren igen og myrdede alle kvinder og børn, og det var gjort roede de glade hjem." Fjerde og sidste del i serien af myter og sagn, som polarfosker Knud Rasmussen i sin tid indsamlede fra alle dele af Grønland. Med forord og efterskrift af forfatter og grønlandskender Jørn Riel (f.1931).

"Åndeløse af spænding løber vi opover for at få den sidste gåde løst og undersøger omhyggeligt alle huller og fordybninger i varden, hvor en beretning kunne være nedlagt. Vi er sikre på, at vi må finde noget, at vor undersøgelse af stedet strækker sig over en hel time. Hele den måde hvorpå varden er bygget, og stedet, hvor den er lagt, siger os jo, at den må have været beregnetpå en ekspeditionsmeddelelse. Et par sten er reven ud ud af dens ene sidevæg, og det kunne tyde på, at mennesker muligvis kunne have besøgt den. Men her er også spor af en ulv, og det kunne jo tænkes, at det var den, der havde leget med stenene." "Min rejsedagbog" er Knud Rasmussens bog om hans første ekspedition i Grønland i 1912-13. Sammen med Peter Freuchen rejste Knud Rasmussen tværs over indlandsisen; dens hvide ørkener og storslåede natur og mennesker.

"Han k rte med st rk fart langvejs ud over havet og fik en stor i sigte. Herude opdagede han nogle store spor og genkendte dem straks; det var den enbenede k mpes. Han slog ind p disse spor og k rte nu i st rkere fart. Han k rte og k rte, kom frem til huset, bandt sine tr kdyr ved isfoden og gik op. Han gik ind i huset og traf sin s ster siddende alene derinde. Han kendte hende, s snart han s hende. Manden var taget p s lfangst. F rst sad han en stund tavs inde i huset, s sagde han til sin s ster: "M jeg have lov til at sl din mand ihjel?." Tredje del i serien af myter og sagn, som polarfosker Knud Rasmussen i sin tid indsamlede fra alle dele af Gr nland. Med forord og efterskrift af forfatter og gr nlandskender J rn Riel (f.1931). I perioden 1902-1921 indsamlede polarforsker Knud Rasmussen myter og sagn fra sine ekspeditioner i Gr nland. Forfatter J rn Riel har samlet de bedste i seriens fire b ger.

"Der var engang for l nge, l nge siden en tid, hvor alle menneskene levede oppe i himlen og var ud delige. Men s styrtede en mand ned og avlede en datter med jorden. Deres afkom var meget frugtbart og overfyldte snart jorden. Da kom der et m gtigt jordsk lv, som spaltede landene i store revner, hvori mange mennesker styrtede ned; fra dem stammer de underjordiske man kalder ingnerssuit: De store ildboer. Deres land er g defuldt og vidunderligt, og kun mennesker, der forst r sig p skjulte ting, kan komme derind." F rste del i serien af myter og sagn, som polarfosker Knud Rasmussen i sin tid indsamlede fra alle dele af Gr nland. Med forord og efterskrift af forfatter og gr nlandskender J rn Riel (f.1931).

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Genudgivelse med forord af Niels Barfoed. Beretningen om den længste færd, der nogensinde er foretaget med hunde og slæder. Fra Grønland langs Ishavet om Canada til Alaska og Sibirien i årene 1921-24. Knud Rasmussen forener i denne klassiske rejsebog en opdagelsesrejsendes, en videnskabsmands og en digters egenskaber.

The Eagle's Gift: Alaska Eskimo Tales is a book written by Knud Rasmussen. It is a collection of traditional stories and legends of the indigenous people of Alaska, the Eskimos. The book is divided into three parts, each containing different tales that offer insight into the Eskimo way of life, their beliefs, and their relationship with nature.The first part of the book focuses on the creation myths of the Eskimos. It tells the story of how the world was created and how humans came to be. It also includes stories about the spirits and animals that inhabit the world and how they interact with humans.The second part of the book contains tales of adventure and survival. These stories are about the challenges the Eskimos faced in their daily lives, including hunting, fishing, and surviving in the harsh Arctic environment. They also include stories of bravery, resourcefulness, and the importance of community.The third and final part of the book is about transformation and change. These stories explore the idea of personal growth and transformation, as well as the changing relationship between the Eskimos and the modern world.Overall, The Eagle's Gift: Alaska Eskimo Tales is a fascinating collection of stories that offers a unique glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of the Eskimos. It is a must-read for anyone interested in indigenous cultures, folklore, and mythology.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

1921 nimmt eines der größten Abenteuer der Polarforschung auf einer kleinen Insel in der Fox Bay seinen Anfang: Knud Rasmussen will zusammen mit einer Gruppe von Wissenschaftlern die bislang unerforschten Regionen Nordkanadas kartografieren und Flora und Fauna studieren - vor allem aber will er den Menschen begegnen und ihre Mythen und Geschichten aufzeichnen. Über ein Jahr lang besucht er verschiedene Inuit-Gemeinschaften und macht die Bekanntschaft mit dem großen Schamanen Awwa und dessen Familie. Awwa ist der letzte der Schamanen, denn auch die christlichen Missionare sind bis hoch in den Norden vorgedrungen. Das Leben der Inuit steht vor dem großen Umbruch. Ab 1923 führt Knud Rasmussens große Forschungsreise entlang der legendären, fast 6000 Kilometer langen Nordwestpassage bis zur Beringstraße. Mit nur einem Hundeschlitten unterwegs, ist die dreiköpfige Expeditionsgemeinschaft ganz auf sich gestellt. - Verfilmt von der Inuit-Filmgesellschaft ISUMA, den Produzenten des Welterfolgs ?Atanarjuat, der schnelle Läufer? (Goldene Kamera, Cannes 2001) - Der Film mit dem Titel ?The Journals of Knud Rasmussen? wird im September 2006 am Toronto Film Festival uraufgeführt.

Between 1921 and 1924, Knud Rasmussen led a small band of colleagues in a journey of investigation across the top of North America. The full scientific report of that 20,000-mile trek by dog sled from Greenland to Siberia, known to history as the Firth Thule Expedition, fills ten volumes. This single volume, Across Arctic America, is Rasmussen's own reworking and condensation of his two-volume popular account written in Danish, and gives the essence of his experience of the Arctic and its people. It was the people who most captivated the Greenland-born Rasmussen, who had become a virtual adopted son to the Eskimos of the far northern district still known by the name of the trading post he established there, Thule. His first four Thule Expeditions extended the limits of the known world in Greenland solely, but Rasmussen's Fifth Thule Expedition demonstrated the unity of the Eskimo world from the Atlantic Ocean to the Chukchi Sea, proving the people all shared the same basic language and culture. As historian Terrence Cole notes in his introductory biography, "The intellectual and spiritual life of the people themselves were his primary interest, not simply geographical discovery, and thus even when following the tracks of previous explorers, he found uncharted territory. His basic principle was to first earn the trust of the local people by showing understanding and patience: living with the people and not apart from them, sharing their work and their food...." That was how Rasmussen approached the entire Arctic: he did not live apart from it, skimming over its surface like the fame-seeking polar explorers of the time such as Peary and Cook, but immersed himself in it--so successfully that a Canadian Inuit elder once marveled that he was "the first white man he had ever seen] who was also an Eskimo." Of most significance to readers today, though, is that Rasmussen was also a noted writer. He wanted to share not just the observations he made but the feelings he experienced, and so in Across Arctic America offered what fellow arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson described as "not only a work of literary charm but also one of the deepest and soundest interpretations" of Eskimo life ever put into a book. This volume, published in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the completion of the Fifth Thule Expedition, includes an introduction by Classic Reprint Series editor Terrance Cole and an index.