Tag: history

Threads of Halden in Norway’s fabric

COMMENTARY: Arts and business, tough guys and women's lib: There's more to Halden than most Norwegians ever think about. "Halden, hmmm," a friend muttered when...

Slave trading past still haunts Norway

Norway’s participation in the trans-Atlantic slave trade is back to haunt the country, as an alliance of Caribbean nations seeks slavery reparations. Norway was...

Norway’s ties to Kiev run long and deep

NEWS ANALYSIS: In the midst of the Norwegian media's heavy coverage of the Olympic action in Sochi, substantial coverage is also being given to...

‘English is a Scandinavian language’

New linguistic research has concluded that residents of the British Isles didn't just borrow words and expressions from Norwegian and Danish Vikings and their...

Viking is ‘forefather to British royals’

A joint Norwegian-French investigation hopes to reveal that Norwegian Viking noble Ganger Hrólf was the same person as Rollo, the first Duke of Normandy...

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