Fri, Sep 13
|Woodland Meadow
Troll Tales on the Lawn: The Ash Lad - In the Hall of the Mountain King
Trolls contain multitudes. They can be funny, scary, craft, smart, not so smart, and many other adjectives. This summer, come join Nordic Northwest as we explore the whole range of trolls, from scary to sweet, with our Troll Tales on the Lawn series!
Time & Location
Sep 13, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:15 PM
Woodland Meadow, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
About
Cost:
Nordic Northwest Members: $10
General Admission: $15
Youth (12 and under): $5
Arts for All: $5
Trolls contain multitudes. They can be funny, scary, craft, smart, not so smart, and many other adjectives. This summer, come join Nordic Northwest as we explore the whole range of trolls, from scary to sweet, with our Troll Tales on the Lawn series! These movies will be shown in our Woodland Meadow with special intros from troll expert Britte Rasmussen Marsh.
This is a family friendly event, all ages welcome including people without children.
Films will be outdoors, weather permitting, on our woodland meadow. You are encouraged to bring a picnic blanket or low rider chairs.
There we will be a no host bar serving select Oregon wines and beers along with non-alcoholic beverages. We encourage people to bring snacks and food to enjoy during the film.
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Introduction from troll expert at 7 pm
Movie starts at 7:30 pm
The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King:
The Mountain King has kidnapped the princess! The king is offering her hand in marriage to the one who saves her. Espen “Ash Lad”, a poor farmers son, takes up the quest with his brothers to save the princess and his family farm.
Runtime: 1 hour 44 min
Language: Norwegian with English Subtitles
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUbal5GO84Q&ab_channel=ExtremeMysteries
Troll expert, Britte Rasmussen Marsh will be presenting before each troll film to talk about the relevance of each film in the context of troll discord and history!
About the Speaker:
Britte Rasmussen Marsh is a writer, educator and community organizer based in Portland, Oregon. Her current work includes several troll-based initiatives, including Trolls: A Retrospective which chronicles the history of trolls from the Viking age to our contemporary era. Another work is WeTroll, a non-fiction book that explores the "troll diaspora" from Scandinavia to North America in order to ask "are trolls real, and have you encountered one?" To stay tuned for further developments, you may contact her via wetrollinfo@gmail.com or check out www.skrifald.com/about/about-wetroll.
Get a discount on adult tickets by attending all four films this summer!
Cost:
Nordic Northwest Members: $25
General Admission: $40
Youth (12 and under): $15
Arts for All: $15