1.11.2008 to 11.01.2009
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The Hamsun Days in Hamarøy from August 4-10, 2008

The Hamsun Days are an annual festival comprising 60-80 separate events.

More than 13,000 people attend events during the festival, with ticket sales of around 7000. The event is made possible by the efforts of around 300 volunteers.

The Hamsun Days generate large media coverage locally, regionally and nationally.

The literary seminar run by the Hamsun Society is the most significant specialist seminar on the life and works of Knut Hamsun.

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Steigen Sagaspill is an amateur theatre played every second year in Steigen Municipality. It is based on a well-l\known Scandinavian wandering tale about the loving couple Hagbard and Signe, deeply rooted in the Viking era. The play, a tragedy in classical style, was written by Bjørn Erik Stemland in 1985, and the music was composed by Helge Alføy.

The performance takes place in the open air at Vollmoen amfi and involves several hundred actors. Everyone works on a voluntary basis and everyone, including the actors and musicians, are amateur. The music is played by Stigen bands and orchestras, and in recent years has been under the musical direction of Tore Johansens.

Steigen Sagaspill depicts the mythical Viking society Steig, framed by Steigen’s nature, history and local actors.

Steigen Sagaspill is a society with the objective of staging the play and arranging the Sagaspill week.

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