According to the Norwegian Maritime Authority, this “passenger ship” is missing engine and life raft. (Photo: Ole Harald Flåten / Saga Oseberg) Another confirmation that the Viking Age has come to a definitive end: The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) requires… Read More ›
The world’s most ambitious science and music festival is moving to Norway’s technology capital Trondheim. A number of Nobel Prize winners, scientists and world class musicians are expected at the festival. Stars from the international science universe will shine in Trondheim during… Read More ›
(Photo: Vikingland / ITEC Entertainment Corporation) A local development company from Western Norway in cooperation with major international companies have a clear objective: The Viking adventure park «Thor’s Kingdom» (Norwegian: «Thors Rike») aims to become the world’s Viking capital. «Thor’s… Read More ›
Kraftkar – probably the best cheese on the planet (Photo: tingvollost.no) To everyone’s pleasant surprise: The 29th annual World Cheese Awards, held in the Basque Country city of San Sebastian in November 2016, crowned the Norwegian blue cheese “Kraftkar” (English:… Read More ›
Imagine, nearly thousand years ago children were playing with this wooden Viking ship found in a well during an archaeological excavation outside of Trondheim in Central Norway. (Photo: Åge Hojem / NTNU University Museum) Last summer, an almost 1,000-year-old elaborately… Read More ›
The Christmas season is fast approaching, and this weekend many Norwegian villages and towns arrange their traditional Christmas market. In Namsos, located in the Namdalen valley in Central Norway, the tradition is kept alive through waffles with sour cream and… Read More ›
Najua-Alya and Sergio brought their one-year-old daughter Alya from Madrid to Gudvangen in Western Norway to undergo the Norse naming ritual. (Photo: Mal Dickson, Aurland Photography) In late July during the annual Viking market, a very special ceremony was conducted… Read More ›
Gudvangen in Sogn, Western Norway – a suitable place to build a Viking village. (Photo: Leif / Wikimedia Commons) In May 2017, phase one of Njardarheimr Viking Village is ready. The construction starts in August and the village will consist… Read More ›
Lofoten Caravan Camping in Northern Norway is one of about 1050 campgrounds you can vote for. (Photo: lofoten.com) According to Camping Norway there are about 1050 campgrounds in Norway, and to spend holidays in camper vans, caravans or tents together… Read More ›
(Photo: Stan Serdjukov / Fotograftromso.no) It is obvious that Marit Therese Rognmo and Erik Gjømle love each other. Who else would walk and climb to the top of the Vasstinden mountain in Northern Norway, 3000 feet (900 meters) above sea… Read More ›
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