History.6

The magazine "Min Kat" (My cat) existed just quite a few years. The magazine described among others the different cat breeds. The NFO was presented as this:

The troll cat from the Norwegian woods	…this beautiful NFO, Kvilles Isirid Skjaldemø that is called Futte at home, is a real winner cat...

Mother natures little pilot By Lilli Henriksen / Photo: Stefan Kai Nielsen Cut from: MIN KAT (MY CAT) no. 3 1991 The NFO has during quite a few years become extremely popular here home (in Denmark) It looks like a mix between a “lynx” and an ordinary house cat, and with its wild look it hypnotizes all that is fond of nature’s own inventions. The NFO is definitely not a produced breed of cat, but a type of cat who has for hundreds of years lived free in the high/far north.

Birgit and Palle Larsen with "Futte"

Dovregubbens Egil Skallargrimsson and Kvilles Isrid Skjaldemø is the name of the two NFO that Birgit and Palle Larsen from Amager have lost their hearts to.. Strange names were inspired of old saga’s about the tough Vikings, that perhaps sometimes in the past were sitting beside the fire place in the company of a a forest cat.

During many hundreds of years, the nfo has been known in the cold tough areas far north, but its origin is still uncertain. That’s the reason the fantasy has grown freely, and it’s many exciting ideas of the nfo history.. Some people mean that the big, solid cat originally was born as a mix between the "Lynx" and a house cat. Others means say it’s from the Vikings, where it came into being as a mix between English short hair cats and long hair cats that the crusaders brought with them from the south. These two types of cat have mixed into the Norwegian wild cat, and mother nature has then removed the weak cats that could not manage to live in the tough forest areas in the wild areas.

The NFO is first mentioned in the book "Norske Folkeeventyr" ("Norwegian fairy tales") that was published 150years ago. Here we find the NFO the troll cat, that is described as a forest cat with big, shaggy tail. This nickname is used of Norwegian Forest Cat federation in Denmark as a title at their magazine for their members. In the 1930’s the Norwegian people began to realize that the NFO very soon would die out as a nature race, and without control could continue to mix with the normal house cat. They tried already at that time to get the nfo registered as a race cat, but first in 1976 was the NFO accepted without certificate status at the European cat organization fife. The approval happened as a result of a photo, and the very first year the NFO could join exhibitions but it had no certificate status and therefore could not get any titles. The year after was the nfo accepted as a race without reservation, and since then the NFO has taken premium position.

...Today, there is no cat breed exhibition where the forest cat do not run away with a “best in show” title. And it was in addition a nfo that got the winning title at the world exhibition in Innsbruck last year, tells Birgit Larsen. While she enjoys the sight of a litter of kittens she already has sold.

...wild they may seem to be,
the brown Kvilles Sine Peersdatter,
but the look lies. It’s as much loving
and affectionate as other cats...

…as kitten, the NFO looks totally like an ordinary house cat,
but soon it will get both collar and a big shaggy tail...

A mass of premium-rosettes and cups are proof of the success, Birgit and Palle Larsen have had with their breed called Kville, since this couple got their first NFO 10years ago.

We have always had lots of animals in our family, but strange enough no cats, even if my husband is grown up among lots of house cats. When we 10years ago decided to moved into a house, we decided to get a cat.. And after seeing the NFO we definitely had no doubt, says Birgit Larsen.

With its half long fur, that’s woolen and waterproof, the NFO look a like a little "Lynx" not at least due to the small hair tufts that bristle sweet from the big ears. It also has strong claws, that are made for climbing. In addition is the big, longhaired collar, that covers the chest and the long shaggy tail is characteristic for the nfo, that in spite of its half long fur does not need the big effort with comb and brush. The male weighs a couple more kilos than the female that is more feminine. But anyway, if it’s a male or a female, the nfo is unbelievable loving and fond of human company and life. It feels happy without regard to if it lives with admission to or inside a flat. The most important for the NFO is the love and time that you have for it.

…one is very comfortable and well satisfied even if one originally
is from the tough woods in North, says Kvilles Pil Peersdatter...

….a NFO female is smaller and
more feminine as the male.
Here is the very new kitten mother
Kvilles Gyrite Hvide...

Inventing, intelligent, on duty and awake, adaptable and brave are other qualities that is known for the NFO that also loves to play. Water and snow, it often plays with and fur-mice and paper-balls it can enjoy occupying themselves for hours.

In our eyes, there does not exist a more beautiful cat, and the interest for the nfo is growing day by day.