The story of the legendary explorer thor heyerdals epic 101 day, 4,300mile crossing of the pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947. Pdf kontiki book by thor heyerdahl free download 240. Spirit of the underdog music video mashup featuring archival footage from thor heyerdahls epic. Thor heyerdahl and five crewmen leave callao, peru, on a balsawood raft.
Parents need to know that kontiki is a 2012 adaptation of the classic nonfiction adventure story by legendary explorer thor heyerdal. The core of the kon tiki theory is that a white race came from the middle east to the americas and. Thor heyerdahl, a norwegian zoologist, explains how he develops a theory on how the pacific islands were originally. The kontiki expedition offered a world exhausted by war the enduring simplicity of a wooden raft drifting slowly across the mythical pacific of cook. Download the complete list of categories of the thor heyerdahl document. Kontiki ekspedisjonen is a 1948 book by the norwegian writer thor heyerdahl. The kontiki expedition by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Heyerdahl is notable for his kontiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km 5,000 mi across the pacific ocean in a handbuilt raft from south america to the tuamotu islands. This classic 16mm documentary captures both a sea adventure and a scientific test of ancient sailing. In 20152016, the kontiki2 expedition sailed two balsa rafts from south america to easter island, and halfway back. Danielsson later settled in papehue on tahiti, where he spent more than thirty years. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific.
These autoinstallers are offered by nearly all web hosts and control panel cpanel applications, and make it easy to install and upgrade your tiki. It was also a primary inspiration for the plastiki mission, find out more below. Heyerdahl, whose 1947 kontiki expeditions captured the worlds imagination, slipped into a deep sleep on tuesday 16 april 2002 a week. The kontiki was an expedition led by thor heyerdahl which travelled from peru across the south pacific covering 4,300 miles in a bid to explain how the polynesian islands came to be inhabited. This study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of kontiki. Heyerdahl, whose 1947 kon tiki expeditions captured the worlds imagination, slipped into a deep sleep on tuesday 16 april 2002 a week after he started refusing food, water or medical attention. In 1947, he joined thor heyerdahl on the famous kontiki expedition. The kontiki was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, and kontiki is an old name for this god.
Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure across the pacific ocean. Cbs news a tiny ocean oceangoing craft, little more than a raft called kontiki, captured the worlds imagination more than half a century. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl. A norwegian wartime hero who sailed on the kontiki wsj. October 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. Danielsson became the sixth and final member of the expedition and the only one who could speak.
Along with 5 adventurous companions, heyerdal sought to prove his. A wellcrafted retelling of an epic true story, kon tiki is a throwback to oldschool adventure filmmaking thats exciting and entertaining in spite of its bythebook. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a. Kontiki was the name of a wooden raft used by six scandinavian scientists, led by thor heyerdahl, to make a 101day journey from south america to the polynesian islands. The book was first published in norway on 2 november 1948, and sold out in 15 days. The main characters of this non fiction, travel story are. Kontiki was the name of a tiny balsawood raft, constructed by norwegian explorer thor heyerdahl. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kontiki. Heyerdahls kon tiki theory and the denial of the indigenous past. This is a spectacular and unique documentary of the modern day voyage, with footage of the 1947 expedition setting the context. Documenting climate change, marine life, plastics, pollution, guara board navigation, and pacific sunsets along the way. On the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. This is the story of how thor heyderdahl and five other men crossed the pacific ocean on a balsawood raft in an extraordinary bid to prove heyderdahls theory.
Thor heyerdahl and the crew of kontiki 32 pictures click here. Danielsson had a scholarly interest in heyerdahls migration theory. After replicating the design of an ancient raft in balsa wood, thor and five. Kontiki expedition christening ceremony for the kontiki christening ceremony for the kontiki christening ceremony for the kontiki for years, experts had believed that the inhabitants of the polynesian islands in the south pacific ocean had originally come from asia. Kontiki official uk trailer in cinemas 19th december youtube. In his book, the kontiki expedition 1948, heyerdahl argued that the builders of perus. The kontiki sailed from peru to polynesia in 101 days in 1947. A 20 million dollar movie shot in six different countries around the world. The kon tiki expedition by thor heyerdahl abebooks. Mi smo na predivnom putovanju vise od dvadeset godina, fokusirani da donesemo vrhunsku uslugu i ispunimo najvise standarde i ocekivanja u turizmu. Archival footage of thor heyerdahls kon tiki expedition set to imagine dragons the underdog. How the voyage of the kontiki misled the world about navigating the pacific smithsonian geographer doug herman explains the traditional science of traversing the ocean seas. As a tribute to his grandfather and the original kontiki expedition, olav and his team built a new raft in peru and sailed it all the way to raiatea. Kontiki2 expedition fails attempt to recreate historic.
The raft was named kontiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. This is the muchdeserved hollywood film version made in 2012 of the historic kontiki expedition accomplished in 1947. The kontiki expedition by thor heyerdahl waterstones. Kontiki is the true story about the legendary explorer thor heyerdahl and his crew on their epic crossing of the pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. A great adventurer and wartime resistance fighter, knut haugland, has died. In 1947, adventurer thor heyerdahl embarked on an astonishing expedition a journey of 4300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean on a. The purpose of the expedition was to prove heyerdals theory that the polynesian islands were populated from the eastspecifically perurather than from the west asia. Last ned, hele filmen kontiki med norsk tekst steam.
Heyerdahl filmed the expedition, which later became the academy award winning documentary in 1951, and he wrote a book about the expedition that was translated into 70 languages and sold more than 50 millions copies around the world. Just saw the movie today, and these pictures are remarkably similar to the actual expedition and looks of the crew are similar. He sought out heyerdahl during the preparations for the kon tiki expedition and asked if he could join. Recreating the epic voyage of the kontiki cbs news. The movie doesnt shy away from the extreme peril heyerdal and his crew faced when they crossed 5000 miles of the pacific ocean from peru to polynesia to prove that precolumbian south americans could have conceivably been the first settlers of polynesia. Provided to youtube by realworldrecords the kon tiki expedition portico quartet kneedeep in the north sea. The prose is easy to follow almost to the point of being naive, humoristic, and gives interesting facts about the kontiki expedition. In 1947 he crossed the pacific ocean on the balsawood raft kontiki. The ocean has been mans highway from the days he built the first buoyant ships, long before he tamed the horse, invented wheels, and cut roads through the virgin jungles. When the kontiki expedition finally notified the world that its voyage had ended at raroia, it was with what mr. Kontiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by joachim ronning and espen sandberg about the 1947 kontiki expedition.
The kontiki2 expedition, an ambitious attempt to recreate a historic 1947 oceanic journey on a raft, ended with the crew being rescued. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east. The kontiki expedition and the book heyerdahl wrote about it became landmarks of 20 th century anthropology, adventure, and literature. Vimeo gives control freaks the power to tweak every aspect of their embedded videos.
Free download or read online kon tiki pdf epub book. An authentically inauthentic celebration of exotic tropical destinations and the vintage art, music and culture they inspired. The kontiki expedition 1947 was an amazing adventure of six young men pitted. Very interesting story, wish the movie would have even been longer with more details. Tiki is provided as a oneclick install by most script managers for example, softaculous and remote installers such as simplescripts. Thor heyerdahl and the crew of kontiki 32 pictures. Bengt danielsson was an anthropologist at the university of uppsala. The lead explorer, thor heyerdahl, did have a documentary filmed onsite which was an amazing reality show by 1940s standards. The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by thor heyerdahl. Print word pdf take our free kontiki quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947.
On the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kon tiki. The 1947 kon tiki film won an oscar, and thor heyerdahls book has. Filmed en route with 16millimeter camera equipment, kon tiki was originally released in sweden in tandem with the publication of heyerdahls book about the expedition. The kontiki expedition is the enduring story of how, in 1947, thor heyerdahl and five companions crossed the pacific ocean on a balsawood raft in an extraordinary bid to prove heyerdahls theory that the polynesians undertook the same feat on similar craft over a thousand years ago. I would recommend this book to children, teenagers, and adults who are interested in the kontiki expedition or just likes to read books about exciting adventures. The film is an international coproduction between norway, denmark, germany, sweden, and the united kingdom.