Ole Nilsen Ravna (31 October 1841 - 11 August 1906) was a Northern Saami adventurer, explorer and reindeer herder. He skied with Fridtjof Nansen across Greenland in 1888–89.
Ole Nilsen Ravna was born on October 31, 1841, in Karasjok, Norway. Reindeer herding was typical work for Saami, Ole Ravna had his own herd of reindeers.
When Ravna was forty-six years old, he became a member of the Greenland expedition (1888-1889). The head of expedition, Fridtjof Nansen, was displeased with him, because Ravna had a family and motion sickness. For the last reason, Ole and his compatriot Samuel Balto had been reading the New Testament during storms.[1]
The members of the expedition had a long way to go. They were faced with a harsh climate, but Ravna and Balto felt good. Finally, six members of the expedition passed over the Greenland ice sheet and came to the Nuuk. But when they arrived, all the ships had sailed away. For this reason, expedition stayed there for the winter.[2] They were able to continue their journey on 15 April 1889. The explorers arrived in Copenhagen on 21 May. Finally, the expedition came back to the Oslo nine days later [3]
Ole Ravna was awarded a silver medal for his membership in this expedition.
In 1905 sixty-four-year-old Ole Ravna went with his compatriot Isak Klemetsen and Knud Rasmussen to the Greenland again. They wanted to develop reindeer herding there.
Ole Ravna died on 11 August 1906 in Porsanger, Norway. He was buried in the Lakselv cemetery.
A monument in memory of Ravna and Balto was put in Karasjok in 2011.
Kublitskij Georgij (1967). Nansen. His life and adventures. Moscow: Detskaya literatura.
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nilsen, ravna, october, 1841, august, 1906, northern, saami, adventurer, explorer, reindeer, herder, skied, with, fridtjof, nansen, across, greenland, 1888, born, 1841, october, 1841karasjok, norwaydied11, december, 1906, 1906, aged, porsanger, norway, spousem. Ole Nilsen Ravna 31 October 1841 11 August 1906 was a Northern Saami adventurer explorer and reindeer herder He skied with Fridtjof Nansen across Greenland in 1888 89 Ole Nilsen RavnaBorn 1841 10 31 31 October 1841Karasjok NorwayDied11 December 1906 1906 12 11 aged 65 Porsanger Norway SpouseMarit Andersdatter JumpanenChildren5RelativesAnders Olsen Ravna son Berit Olsdatter Somby daughter Nils Olsen Ravna son Per Olsen Ravna son Kirsten Olsdatter Ravna daughter Contents 1 Biography 2 References 2 1 Inline citations 2 2 Sources referenced 3 External linksBiography editOle Nilsen Ravna was born on October 31 1841 in Karasjok Norway Reindeer herding was typical work for Saami Ole Ravna had his own herd of reindeers When Ravna was forty six years old he became a member of the Greenland expedition 1888 1889 The head of expedition Fridtjof Nansen was displeased with him because Ravna had a family and motion sickness For the last reason Ole and his compatriot Samuel Balto had been reading the New Testament during storms 1 The members of the expedition had a long way to go They were faced with a harsh climate but Ravna and Balto felt good Finally six members of the expedition passed over the Greenland ice sheet and came to the Nuuk But when they arrived all the ships had sailed away For this reason expedition stayed there for the winter 2 They were able to continue their journey on 15 April 1889 The explorers arrived in Copenhagen on 21 May Finally the expedition came back to the Oslo nine days later 3 Ole Ravna was awarded a silver medal for his membership in this expedition In 1905 sixty four year old Ole Ravna went with his compatriot Isak Klemetsen and Knud Rasmussen to the Greenland again They wanted to develop reindeer herding there Ole Ravna died on 11 August 1906 in Porsanger Norway He was buried in the Lakselv cemetery A monument in memory of Ravna and Balto was put in Karasjok in 2011 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ole Ravna with his compatriot Samuel Balto nbsp References editInline citations edit Kublitskij pp 71 Kublitskij pp 88 Kublitskij pp 92 Sources referenced edit Kublitskij Georgij 1967 Nansen His life and adventures Moscow Detskaya literatura External links editOle Ravna Ole Nilsen Ravna Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ole Nilsen Ravna amp oldid 1176404886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
