Frøyningsfjell drum

The Frøyningsfjell drum ('Frøynings-mountain drum'),^[1] sometimes called the Folldal drum, is a famous drum that was taken from Sami people of Norway in 1723. In 2023, it came back to Norway.^[2] It is on display at Saemien Sijte, a museum in Trøndelag.^[3]

A drawing of the drum, by Ernst Manker (1950)

The drum has its origion in the mountains between Namsskogan and Høylandet in Namdalen in county Trøndelag. Place names here are Frøyningsfjellet and Folldalen.

History: The drum has been [owned or] held by Meininger Museum since 1837.^[3] In 2023 the Meininger Museum gave the drum back to the Sami people.

The drum have been owned and used by a Sami shaman. It is not a musical instrument, but it looks like one, according to Dr. Philipp Adlung.^[4]

References change

↑ https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/markerer-tromme-hjemkomst/19.41075. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-10-30
↑ https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/stor-og-spesiell-dag/19.41223. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-11-05
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 https://www.sagat.no/debatt/freavnantjahken-gievrie-endelig-hjemme/19.41244. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-11-07
↑ https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/tysk-museum-gir-tilbake-samisk-tromme-etter-300-ar-1.16598948. Retrieved 2023-11-11

Other websites change

['the Folldal drum's travel thru 300 years'] https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/folldalstrommas-reise-gjennom-300-ar-1.16642797. 2023-11-21. NRK.no

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[1] ttps://www.sagat.no/nyheter/markerer-tromme-hjemkomst/19.41075. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-10-30

[2] ttps://www.sagat.no/nyheter/stor-og-spesiell-dag/19.41223. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-11-05

[1830s-3] 3.0 ^3.1 https://www.sagat.no/debatt/freavnantjahken-gievrie-endelig-hjemme/19.41244. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-11-07

[4] ttps://www.nrk.no/sapmi/tysk-museum-gir-tilbake-samisk-tromme-etter-300-ar-1.16598948. Retrieved 2023-11-11

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