Troldhaugen
Sign in to savethumb|Troldhaugen thumb|Troldhaugen thumb|The podium in Troldsalen thumb|Grieg gravesite, Troldhaugen, Norway Troldhaugen is the former home of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina Grieg. Troldhaugen is located in Bergen, Norway and consists of the Edvard Grieg Museum, Grieg's villa, the hut where he composed music, and his and his wife's gravesite.
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thumb|Troldhaugen thumb|Troldhaugen thumb|The podium in Troldsalen thumb|Grieg gravesite, Troldhaugen, Norway Troldhaugen is the former home of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina Grieg. Troldhaugen is located in Bergen, Norway and consists of the Edvard Grieg Museum, Grieg's villa, the hut where he composed music, and his and his wife's gravesite.
==Background== The building was designed by Grieg's cousin, the architect Schak Bull. The name comes from trold meaning troll and haug from the Old Norse word haugr meaning hill or knoll. Grieg is reputed to have said that the children called the nearby small valley "The Valley of Trolls" and thus gave the name for his building as well.