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Postby Magnhild » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:55 am

Hi, everyone!
I am an eighteen year old girl from Norway, and I first read the trilogy after my mum gave The Golden Compass to me for Christmas the year I was eleven. I fell instantly in love with the books and proceeded to read them again and again and again as the years passed. I hadn't read them for many years now, but after a project in Norwegian class I decided to brush the dust off them and read them again, and I was thrilled to discover that I still find them just as good, exciting, heart-warming, inspirational and guiding as I did when I was eleven. His Dark Materials and the themes therein helped me tremendously through the years of adolescence, and shaped how I look on the world. Needless to say, I am very glad o discover that The Republic of Heaven already exists, online :D
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Postby bethanwy » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:39 am

Hello! :) Welcome to the forum.
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Postby Kansas Person » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:18 pm

Also welcome to the forum. I visited your country many years ago and what stood out was how well everybody spoke English. Norway owns Svalbard, but unfortunately in our world, there are no armoured bears.
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Postby bee » Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:09 pm

Hello Magnhild! Welcome to the forum! :)

What did you do for your project? (Was the project on the books, or just inspired you to reread them?)
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Postby Jaya » Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:37 pm

Welcome, Magnhild! May I ask where you found out about us from?
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Postby jessia » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:05 am

welcome magnhild! did you read the books in english or in norwegian?
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into her pure features come from the pure constellations?"
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