Dear followers of
Hyperborea Exists. Apologies for the delay in sharing my version of events with
you. I’ve been trying to write for the past two days, but the words won’t flow.
My fingers won’t obey my commands. Today, two days after the meeting in Oslo, I
finally have the strength to tell you what happened. Our request for a grant
was denied. We won’t be able to take the final step in our research. We won’t
be able to prove that Hyperborea really existed.
To be frank, we
never expected to be dealt such a heavy blow. We were so sure of ourselves and
the conclusiveness of our evidence. I swear my presentation was both passionate
and thorough. Every loose end was tied up. I started by describing our research
over the past ten years. We presented the physical evidence, the studies we had
carried out, everything. Despite this, the Science and Research Commission
remained sceptical throughout.
The highlight of
the presentation was revealing how the Draupnir Disc worked. It is actually a
type of compass, a navigation system. You enter coordinates into the disc and
it guides you to your destination. Once we had understood its function, we had
tried out numerous combinations that led to various locations across the
Northern Hemisphere. We believe one of them is the location of the lost
civilization of Hyperborea.
I had been
convinced that the commission members would be left speechless before
spontaneously breaking out into applause. Nothing could be further from the
truth. They listened to the presentation stony-faced and then accused the
Draupnir Disc and remains of Odin’s Keel of being fakes. They refused to
believe that the results of the carbon dating tests could be real.
The official
reason for rejecting our request was that the proposal failed to meet the
minimum requirements necessary for a grant. But if you run through each of the
requirements, we definitely meet each and every one. From the very beginning,
there was a great sense of hostility from the audience, as if we were touching
on a delicate subject that made them all uncomfortable. I have always respected
and admired many of my colleagues who sit on the commission, which made their
attitude and lack of objectivity even more painful. The more I think about it,
the more certain I am that for some strange reason, they don’t want us digging
any further into the truth about Hyperborea. That someone would prefer for it
to remain a myth, a legend, a children’s story, rather than a historical
reality. The more I think about it, the more worrying these conclusions are.
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| Cover for the printed edition of Afterpolen, a Norwegian newspaper. Bellow, in the center, you can see the highlight of the news with the headline: "New civilization discovered?". |
And if being
rejected by the commission weren’t enough, Olve, Geir and I now have to fight a
defamation campaign. The saddest part is that people we believed to be
colleagues, or even friends, have eagerly turned against us. Even the media has
been tipped off; our rejected proposal was covered in yesterday’s news. I won’t
repeat all the stories that were published about us in the press; it’s too
painful. But here is one that appeared in Aftenposten. It gives you a general
idea, although it was actually one of the kinder reports. Below is an English
translation of the article.
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New
civilization discovered?
Professor
Jørgen Hågensen, renowned scientist and archaeologist at the University of
Science and Technology in Trondheim has revealed that his request for a 120
million krona research grant has been formally rejected. He planned to use the
grant to prove that the mythical civilization of Hyperborea really existed, and
hoped to obtain the funds from a special account created by parliament via
Norwegian Research. However, the controversial scientist met with firm
opposition from scientific circles. Some anonymous sources have even gone so
far as to call him an ‘obsessed lunatic’.
Professor
Hågensen claims to have gathered sufficient evidence from Hyperborea to prove
its existence, even asserting that he knows its exact location. “If I’d
received the grant, everyone would have benefited from the greatest
archaeological discovery of modern times. I’m obviously very disappointed,” he
told Aftenposten.
Lars
Meloni, special consultant for the parliamentary Research Commission, was
reticent to describe the precise contents of the request, but supports the
Commission’s decision, stating that it would never have been possible to award
Professor Hågensen the funds. “The basis of the request is regrettably vague,
to put it kindly. We have very strict criteria when assessing who may opt for
these funds and Professor Hågensen was nowhere near meeting them.”
Is
the myth of Hyperborea real? Or does it only exist in the mind of a madman?
Professor Hågensen has stated that he and his colleagues do not intend to give
up and will not let this set-back stop them. However, it appears that the
scientific community no longer takes them, or their research, seriously.
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These are hard
times, as you can imagine. This is the worst moment in my career. But I
won’t be beaten. I won’t give up. As a scientist, I know that the evidence
can’t lie. Hyperborea exists. I know it for a fact. We decided not to reveal
the coordinates of its location and have kept them a secret. Our next step is
to try to obtain private capital and we are going to look into every available
option. There are still people out there with open minds who are ready to
invest in projects that could revolutionise humanity. Yes, despite opposition
from certain sectors who are determined to bury Hyperborea once and for all.
They won’t get away with it.
Once again, I’d
like to thank you for all your gestures of support, both those made in public
and the private messages I’ve received over the past two days. Last Thursday
there was a brief moment when I considered throwing in the towel. Forgetting
all about it. But your support helped me cast that idea from my mind. You will
always be the hands that help push me onwards. We’ll do it together, we’ll make
sure that the truth about Hyperborea is revealed. Many thanks.
Affectionately,
Professor Jorgen Hågensen
