Tidsreiser is a company based in Bergen, Norway that organises live-action roleplaying games (larps) for children. Their most popular larps are Trolldomsakademiet (Norwegian for wizarding academy), a wizarding academy usually lasting for a weekend, and Eventyrspill (adventure games), where children roleplay as dwarves, elves and humans in the forests by the mountain Løvstakken. Tidsreiser was established in 2007 by Anders Riple.[1]
Eventyrspill (adventure games)
[edit]Eventyrspill is an outdoor larp held on Saturday afternoons where children roleplay in a Tolkienish world, with opportunities for grand battles with latex swords or social problem solving. The game started in Bergen but is also held in Oslo[2] and other towns.[3]
Trolldomsakademiet (Wizarding Academy)
[edit]The first academy was held in 2016.[4] Trolldomsakademiet is usually held in a local school on the weekend. After a ceremony where they are sorted into houses (Scorpio, Tarius and Shadavar)[4], children take classes in subjects like magical creatures, demonology and potion-mixing, with optional classes such as chocolate therapy.[1] The academy has also been held as a school holiday event sponsored by the local council.[5] and in other Norwegian towns including Oslo, Trondheim and Stavanger.[6] A UK version has been run as Dragondale Wizarding Academy.[7]
Other events
[edit]Tidsreiser have also offered larps for other organisations, including a post-apocalyptic larp for 14-year-olds in the Norwegian Humanist Association.[8]
External links
[edit]- Tidsreiser website[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wichstad, Erik; Senneset, Eivind (2019-10-31). "Trolldomsakademiet i Bergen: – I rollespillet er det plass til alle, og du blir akseptert for den du er". Fri tanke - nettavis for livssyn og livssynspolitikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Stabursvik, Kaja (2010-11-01). "Fantasiverden på Ekeberg". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Stabursvik, Kaja (2010-11-01). "Fantasiverden på Ekeberg". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ a b Husebye, Johanna Magdalena (2016-06-28). "Nordens første trolldomsakademi". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Storhaug-Paalgard, Ylva (2022-07-31). "Trolldom og mystikk på Åsane kulturhus. – Et sted for egenutvikling". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ NRK (2020-01-26). "Trolldomsakademiet i Stavanger". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ SoGlos (2020-01-15). "A wizarding school is coming to Gloucestershire August 2020". www.soglos.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Sekanina, Ida (2013-09-25). "I nøden er vi alle like". Fri tanke - nettavis for livssyn og livssynspolitikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Tidsreiser". Tidsreiser (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-10-09.