Norsk Barneblad (Norwegian: the Norwegian Children’s Magazine) is a Norwegian children's magazine, issued monthly in Nynorsk.[1] It was founded by Kristen Stalleland in 1887,[2] under the name Sysvorti, was renamed to Norskt Barneblad in 1891, and to the current name Norsk Barneblad from 1916.[3] It had a circulation of 3,600 copies in 2004,[1] while its circulation was 11–17,000 copies between 1916 and 1985.[3] Among its best known comics strips is Smørbukk, which has been published on the back cover of the magazine since 1938.[1] Among its editors was Andreas Haavoll, who edited the magazine for nearly forty years.[3]
