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• Norwegian Flag Flying Days– Liberation Day

  By ThorNews on May 8, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  The official flag flying days says a lot about Norway as a historical nation and our modern monarchy. One of the flag flying days is today, 8th of May. This beautiful spring day marks the liberation from the German occupation of… Read More ›

• ‘Breaking’ News: Oslo World Leader in Hip Fractures

  By ThorNews on May 7, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Oslo is world leader in the number of hip fractures. Exercise and better street lighting are some of the initiatives to reduce fractures. In 2012, the Ombudsman for health, social and elderly services received a total of 4,000 complaints of… Read More ›

• King Harald Visiting the Yanomami People

  By ThorNews on May 7, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  King Harald fulfilled a long-held dream when he spent four days living with the Yanomami people in a remote part of the AmazonRiver basin. The King visited Demini, the village of the Yanomami people in Brazil’s AmazonRiver basin, along the… Read More ›

• Pickled Mackerel – Traditional Summer Food

  By ThorNews on May 6, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  During the summer months, Norwegian fjords are packed with mackerel. It is very easy to catch – and willingly takes the bait. But how do we cook mackerel? Here is a suggestion you should try out: Pickled mackerel is a… Read More ›

• Klostergården Håndbryggeri – Brewing in Monastery Ruins

  By ThorNews on May 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Located in medieval Cestercian monastery ruins dated back to 1207AD, on the beautiful island of Tautra in central Norway – you find Klostergården. It is owned and run by Ståle Anderssen and his son Jørn Gunnarson Anderssen. In 2009, Jørn… Read More ›

• The Tom Waits Run: The Most Beautiful Adventure of the Year

  By ThorNews on May 5, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  First, to make things clear: The Tom Waits Run has nothing to do with Olympic marathon winner and World Champion Grete Waitz, even though she is still in our memories. This run is of a totally different caliber. Participants in… Read More ›

• The Dølahest – The Døle Horse

  By ThorNews on May 3, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  The Døle Horse is the largest of the four native breeds of horses in Norway. This horse is an all around breed also known as Gudbrandsdal Dølahest or the East Country Horse denoting the area in Norway where the breed… Read More ›

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