This runic inscription from Bergen is quite long and the author must have had a lot of “erotic energy” when he carved these runes into the 33 centimeter-long wooden stick: “I love that man’s wife so high that fire feels… Read More ›
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Hundreds of Place Names of Old Norse Origin in the British Isles
Many English villages and towns were founded by Vikings. (Photo: John Baker/ videnskab.dk) In the 9th and 10th centuries Norwegian, Danish and Swedish Vikings crossed the ocean and sailed to the British Isles, and their legacy is still very much… Read More ›
Old Norse Girl Names – Alphabetical List and Meanings
Year 867 AD: Gunnhild and her friends are enjoying the summer in Central Norway. (Illustrating photo: Steinkjer Municipality / Leif Arne Holme) Old Norse Girl Names are both feminine and strong at the same time – just like the Viking… Read More ›
Old Norse Boy Names – Alphabetical List and Meanings
While his father Sigvald Earl is fighting in England, his son Haakon must stay at home and participate in normal daily activities with his family. (Screen dump: NRK TV – “Newton”) There are many powerful and beautiful Norse first names…. Read More ›
Doubts about the Origin of Norway
Norvegia: The first map that only includes Norway was drawn by the Dutchman Johannes Blaeu (1596-1673), published in Amsterdam in 1662. Variations of the name Norway had been used for centuries. (Facsimile: Bergen University Library/Forskning.no) Article was first published… Read More ›
Many Scandinavian Family Names in the NHL
Nick Bjugstad playing for the Florida Phanters has got his name from Oppland, Norway. (Photo: NHL.com) Hockey is a traditional winter sport that has always been very popular in Sweden, and Swedes are “born with skates on their feet.” The sport is… Read More ›
Searching for Norway’s Most Original Municipal Slogan
Norwegian municipal coats of arms. (NRK) Bamble is “getting better”, Gjerdrum is “closer than you think” and “it’ll be alright” in Fredrikstad. There are many great municipal slogans in Norway. NRK radio program Nitimen is searching to find the most… Read More ›
Here People Still Were Using Runes in the 20th Century
Älvdalen in Sweden is so isolated that people recently stopped using runes, and they are still speaking their old Norse-influenced language. (Photo: Albert Jankowski / Wikimedia Commons). In Scandinavia, use of runes ended during the 13th century. In isolated Älvdalen… Read More ›
Oslo’s Old Norse Meadows
Oslo from above: The Norwegian capital has not always been densely populated, something that the district names indicate. (Photo: Anette Broteng Christiansen / ThorNews) In the early days, Norwegian syllable “-vin” meant “natural meadows” and the former peasant district… Read More ›
Anglo-American Names Dominate Norwegian Village
(Photo:perceptive-analytics.com) In Øksnes municipality in Vesterålen, English first names are over twice as common as in the rest of Norway. – I often thought what in God’s name were my parents thinking naming me Max. In my youth, I was a… Read More ›
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