Harald Grytten

Harald Grytten (born 5 December 1938 in Ålesund, Norway) is a Norwegian philologist and historian.

Grytten has a Master's degree in Nordic History from the University of Bergen from 1973 with the main thesis An examination of the spoken language on Midøya...^[1]

From 1973 to 1993, Grytten was director^[2] of the Ålesund's Museum.^[3] He is a known expert^[4] on Ålesund's and Sunnmøre’s history, and has published several books about the city of Åalesund, its people, and the surrounding region. Through his work as a museum curator, was key in the rediscovery of Aalesund’s Jugendstil^[5] (Art Nouveau) architecture and art that characterizes the city’s center after it was rebuilt in the wake of the Alesund fire of 1904.

Grytten is a well-known communicator with a hands-on approach to history. For many years, he led an urban public history movement in which he taught history in public - atop of a wooden stool^[6] - and informally told people about the town's history. His commitment to these city walks and the sharing local history gave Harald Grytten the status of a well-known cultural personality. In 2004, Grytten received the Communication Award in Møre og Romsdal. The prize is awarded by the Norwegian Communications Association's of Møre og Romsdal.^[7] His weekly articles on the local Newspaper “Nytt i uka”, continue his tradition of directly telling about the city’s History from “the Top of the Wooden Stool”.

• Awarded the Møre og Romsdal fylkes kulturpris (Cultural Prize of the County of More og Romsdal) in 1991.
• On Grytten's 50th birthday, in 1988, he was honored with the publication of the history of his life's work Festskrift til Harald Grytten: Ålesund i mitt hjerte.
• In 2008, he received the Nors Kulturarvs year prize^[8]
• In 2010, he was appointed Knight of the 1st class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav "for his significant efforts for Norwegian cultural heritage".^[9]
• In 2013, a sculpture representing Grytten was inaugurated in Ålesund. The statue is entitled "The Wanderer", and it was sculpted by Olav Leon Roald^[10][11]
• In 2019, he received the annual prize for Relevance in Culture, in Ålesund.

• Byvandring Gater og Steder I Det Gamle og Nye Alesund (In Norwegian) ;Hardcover, Published 1983 by Nordvest: ISBN 82-90330-16-2
• Byvandring Gater Og Steder I Det Gamle Og Nye Alesund III , Published 1982 by Nordvest, Alesund, Norway; ISBN 82-90330-14-6
• Farstad - a Ship Owning Company in Ålesund 1956-2006 , Published 2008; ISBN 82-90330-14-6
• Norske fabrikkskip nyskapende, effektive og omstridt by Harald Grytten, Arne Hammer, Harald Kjølås, Published 2005;ISBN 82-997931-1-4
• Fugl Føniks Ålesund opp av asken by Harald Grytten, Malvin Dalhus, Published 2004; ISBN 82-91024-08-1
• Tre Malere I By Og Bygd Johan Fredrik Berg, Ole Andreas Ekrem, Abraham Hanssen, Published 2002 by Nytt I Ukas Forlag, Ålesund, Norway; ISBN 82-91024-05-7
• Viltre gutt byen som brente by Harald Grytten, Malvin Dalhus, Ålesund . Museet, Published 2002;ISBN 82-91024-06-5
• 1948 - 1968, by Harald Grytten, Published 1998; ISBN 82-91450-06-4I
• 1968 - 1998, by Harald Grytten, Published 1999; ISBN 82-91450-07-2
• Fisk og forbund et festskrift med historiske linjer : Fiskebåtredernes Forbund 50 år : 1946-1996, by Harald Grytten, Tiske Giske, Published 1996; ISBN 82-993729-0-9
• Byleksikon Litt om mye i Ålesund by Harald Grytten, Alfred Lupke, Inger K. Giskeødegård, Published 1997; ISBN 82-91450-05-6
• Jugendbyen Alesund The City of Art Nouveau, by Harald Grytten, Jiri Havran, Published 1996 by Art Data; ISBN 82-91399-02-6
• Da freden kom til Ålesund by Jan Olav Flatmark, Harald Grytten, Published 1995; ISBN 82-91024-02-2
• Til fots i Ålesund en rusletur i den gamle og nye by ved Ålesundet by Harald Grytten, Inger K. Giskeødegård, Published 1994; ISBN 82-90151-04-7
• Bilder fra Sildefisket pa Morekysten i 1950-ara by Magne Flem, Bjarne Skarbovik, Harald Grytten, Published 1994 by Sunnmorsposten 1994; ISBN 82-91450-01-3
• Gjermundnesboka (Norwegian Edition) by Bjørn Austigard, Harald Grytten, Anne Merete Knudsen, Published 1989 by Landbruksmuseet Pa Gjermundnes; ISBN 82-991920-0-5

• Kvær sin smak! gullkorn fra Ålesund og deromkring , Published 1988; ISBN 82-521-3277-4
• Ålesund forteller (Norwegian Edition) by Harald Grytten, Juel Hamre, Published 1987 by Nordvest; ISBN 82-90330-38-3
• Ålesund og Sunnmøre (Norwegian Edition) by Harald Grytten, Per Eide, Published 1985 by Nordvest; ISBN 82-90330-29-4
• Byvandring gater og steder i det gamle og nye Ålesund, Published 1981; ISBN 82-90330-05-7
• Borgund kirke, Published 2007; ISBN 82-994087-1-7
• Ein ungdom på hundre, Published 2005; ISBN 82-92055-19-3
• Alesund Brenner Byen under Ild Og Aske, Published 2004: ISBN 82-91024-07-3
• Søskenbarna og andre lykkelige tilstander i Ålesund, Published 1993; ISBN 82-91024-01-4
• Ålesund i hverdag og krig små og store hendelser fra de underlige åra 1940 - 1945 by Jan Olav Flatmark, Harald Grytten, Published 1988; ISBN 82-90330-44-8
• På skisseblokka gjennom Ålesund by Inger K. Giskeødegård, Published 1992; ISBN 82-990937-7-5
• Musikk og sang i Ålesund frem gjennom tidene litt om mye, fra A til Å, Published 2014; ISBN 82-92055-54-1
• Romsdal Sogelag Årsskrift 1989 by Bjørn Austigard , Nils Parelius, Published by Romsdal Sogelag; ISBN 82-90169-32-9
• Romsdal Sogelag Årsskrift 1992 by Bjørn Austigard , Nils Parelius, Published by Romsdal Sogelag; ISBN 82-90169-39-6I
• Romsdal Sogelag Årsskrift 2007 by Bjørn Austigard , Dag Skarstein , Rolf Strand, Published by Romsdal Sogelag; ISBN 82-90169-88-4