The history of Rosendal dates back to the 1650s, when the nobleman Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz (1628-1685) came to Bergen as Commissioner of War for the Danish king, Fredrik III. At a ball at the fortress of Bergenhus he met Karen… Read More ›
History
What Brought the Black Death to Norway?
In February 1349, a British merchant ship docked in the Hanseatic City of Bergen. It carried a deadly stowaway: The Black Death. Two years later, about two-thirds of the population was killed. The general opinion has been that rats were… Read More ›
Erik Bye – The Giant
Erik Erikssønn Bye (1 March 1926 – 13 October 2004) was a versatile Norwegian journalist, artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality. He was one of the 20th century’s most well-known and popular radio and television… Read More ›
Hoppestad Stave Church – One of the Oldest Stave Churches
Hopperstad Stave Church (Norwegian: Hopperstad stavkyrkje) is a stave church near Vikøyri in the municipality of Vik in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The stave church is assumed to have been built around 1130 and still stands at its original… Read More ›
Why Row When You Can Use an ‘Evinrude’?
Ole Evinrude, born Ole Evenrudstuen (April 19, 1877 – July 12, 1934) was a Norwegian-American inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application. Ole Evinrude was born in Vardal (now Gjøvik), in Oppland, Norway…. Read More ›
Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim – Nidarosdomen
Norway’s national sanctuary, The Nidaros Cathedral, is built on the grave of Olaf the Holy, Norway’s patron saint. The construction started in 1070, but the oldest parts still in existence are from the middle of the 12th century. St. Olaf,… Read More ›
Norway’s Oldest Shoe – 1400 BC
The leather shoe found in the north of the Jotunheimen National Park in the autumn of 2006 was far older than first estimated: 3400 years have passed since it was first enclosed in ice. It is not only Norway’s oldest… Read More ›
Hidden Historical Treasures in Gamlebyen – Oslo Old Town
Gamlebyen (English: Old Town) is a neighborhood located in the eastern part of Oslo between Ekeberg, Grønland, Galgeberg and Bjørvika. Gamlebyen’s original name was ‘Oslo’ when the city’s name was ’Christiania’. The area got its present name when the city’s… Read More ›
The Rock Art of Alta
(Photo: norgesverdensarv.no) The Rock Art of Alta was entered on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 3 December 1885. The reason it was listed is that the Alta rock art is the most meaningful evidence of prehistoric human activity in Northern… Read More ›
Norwegians Celebrating The Constitution Day – The Children’s Day
For more than 100 years, the Royal Family has greeted the Norwegian Constitution Day children’s parade in Oslo from the balcony of the Royal Palace. Today the terms ‘May 17th’ and ‘children’s parade’ are synonyms. The very first celebration of… Read More ›
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