Urban myth: The Norwegian ship owner Thomas Frederik Olsen (86), aka Fred. Olsen, is the inspiration for Simpsons character Charles Montgomery Burns (104, in most episodes). True or false? Creator Matt Groening gives you the answer. It is claimed that… Read More ›
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 ›
Children and upbringing: Isabel Wenzel and her son Niklas-Emil from Kristiansand is looking forward to going to the same school. (Photo: Elise Rønneberg Andersen / NRK) Norway’s only study program designed for young single parents established at Kristiansand folk high… Read More ›
In Latin: «LAURENSIUS CELVI ANUS PETRI» is carved on the Nidaros Cathedral. (Photo: Asbjørn Svarstad/Dagbladet) Trondheim historian reveals Norway’s oldest “gay graffiti” on the Nidaros Cathedral. – Look! Here it is, laughs historian Terje Bratberg while pointing at a carved inscription… Read More ›
Henrik Wahlstrøm has just arrived Hirtshals after three hours on water skies. (Photo: Private / Fædrelandsvennen) On an early Sunday morning in July, Henrik Wahlstrøm (13) left the family cabin in Tvedestrand on his water skies. Three and a half… Read More ›
This Viking ship is probably not as scary as the original… (Photo: Olavsfestivalen/ Thomas Foto) Last Sunday, the world’s largest cardboard Viking ship was launched during the Olavsfestivalen in Sarpsborg, Eastern Norway. The ship, a full-scale model of the Tune… Read More ›
June 21, 1985: Norway’s first hijacker being led into a police car at Fornebu. Photo: Arne Herstrøm, Budstikka / Dagbladet 30 years ago, a thirsty student brought Norway into the world news. In June 1985, a 24-year-old man from Karmøy, Western… Read More ›
Childhood hero: Kjetil Nordin spent six years crocheting Super Mario Bros 3. (Photo: Kjetil Nordin / NRK) NRK: Kjetil Nordin (31) is finally done. He has spent 800 hours and hundred balls of yarn crocheting the world of his childhood… Read More ›
A slice of home baked bread with strawberries is one of Sverre’s favorites. (Photo: Jan Åge Fiskum/ Trønder-Avisa) Sverre Oldervik from Leksvik in Nord-Trøndelag has never had dinner. Despite his age and a diet that gets most dietitians to react,… Read More ›
“Terex” – The Norwegian Terminator. (Photo: Jan Smiebakken/NRK) Jan Smiebakken is such a big fan of the Terminator films that he made himself a full-size robot. It started two years ago, when the avid movie fan started mounting some loose… Read More ›
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