Legends of American Skiing Vintage Poster
This great poster is an 1982 advertisement for "The Legends of American Skiing" film by Richard Moulton of Keystone Productions of Huntington, Vermont. If you enjoy ski history, this is one film that you should see as it is really a terrific film! Click DVD Title to view:
DVD Legends of American Skiing.
The poster's image is the famous painting called, "The Birkebeiner" by Knud Larsen Bergslien, which is located in The Ski Museum, Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway.
It shows the event around 1206, where the rebels in the Norwegian Civil War (called "Skiing Birchlegs" or the birch-leg soldiers) captured the King's son and carried the royal 2 year old child to safety, which changed the course of the country's history.
Poster size: 18 x 24 inches.
