Oslo, Norway

This is where Trond's mother and sister, and he, live, with the exception of the one summer in 1948 when Trond spends time with his father in a cabin. Oslo is where the reader is lead to believe Trond spent most of his adult life, too.

Father's Cabin, Swedish Border

During the war, Trond's father used a small cabin on the Swedish border as a waypoint for the resistance movement. After the war, Trond's father purchases the cabin and the land, and invites Trond to come with him to harvest the lumber. This, as Trond discovers, was the place where his father betrayed his mother.

The Woods

There is a large stretch of wilderness near where Trond's father's and Jon's cabin/farm is. The boys explore the woods there, with Jon showing Trond how to live off of the land.

Jon's House

Often, Trond would go to Jon's...