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- ↑ "Kollegene dine kan huske julebordet i over hundre år". www.aftenbladet.no.
- ↑ "Knut Stiklestad ga stemme til Hamsun". www.ostlendingen.no. November 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Hamsunsk opera". August 26, 2018.