Norwegian History

The Viking Age - from 750 to 1050 saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others, distorted to suit the tastes of medieval clerics and Elizabethan playwrights, Victorian imperialists, Nazis, and more. None of these appropriations capture the real Vikings, or the richness and sophistication of their culture.

Dive into the Legendary Sagas with "The Norse Bible" Embark on an epic journey through the Norse cosmos with "The Norse Bible." This compelling read unveils the mystique of Norse mythology, from the awe-inspiring realms of Asgard to the depths of Helheim. Each chapter invites you into a world where divine drama unfolds. In this enigmatic book, you will learn about: How It All Started: In the beginning, with Yggdrasil, The Tree of Creation, The Cosmic Tree, The Tree of Life; and after the end with the Aftermath & Renewal. Explore the Rich Norse Pantheon: From Odin's wisdom to Thor's might, ...

Magic and myth inhabit these chapters in figures both familiar and strange. Giant trolls and talking animals are everywhere. The winds take human form. A one-eyed old woman might seem reminiscent of the Norse god Odin. We meet sly aunts, resourceful princesses, and devious robbers. These stories, set in Norway's majestic landscape of towering mountains and dense forests, are filled with humor, mischief, and sometimes surprisingly cruel twists of fate. All are rendered in the deceptively simple narrative style perfected by Asbjørnsen and Moe.

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Slaget er vunnet, fienden er drevet på flukt, og roen har senket seg. Slik tenker mange generaler - men ofte tar de feil. Korps av spesialtrente soldater sørget gjennom hele krigen for at fienden aldri fikk fred. Kommandoenhetene slo til hvor som helst: En tysk general ble kidnappet midt på Kreta. Fallskjermtropper befridde Benito Mussolini fra fengselet på en fjelltopp. Og britiske enheter sprengte fabrikkene i en norsk provinsby i luften og sørget for at Tyskland ikke fikk råstoffer til industrien.

Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: He will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.

With a rich and fascinating history, beautiful landscapes, vibrant cultures, and friendly people, Scandinavia is a magical place which has become the go-to destination for tourists around the world. From their history of Vikings and vicious wars to the industrial revolution and their place in the modern world, Scandinavia truly has an incredible story to tell.

Weird but True Stories from Norwegian Myth and Folklore: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales from the Land of the Midnight Sun takes readers on a haunting and unforgettable journey through one of the most unique storytelling traditions in the world. From the eerie fiddle songs of the water-dwelling nøkk to the undead draugr guarding Viking tombs, and from seductive forest spirits with hidden tails to the serpent of Lake Seljord, this collection uncovers ten chilling and true tales drawn from authentic Norwegian folklore. Rooted in real locations and passed down through centuries of ...

The latest Scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a Stieg Larsson-like thriller; it's a book about chopping, stacking, and burning wood that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Norway and Sweden and has been a fixture on the best seller lists there for more than a year. Norwegian Wood provides useful advice on the rustic hows and whys of taking care of your heating needs, but it's also a thoughtful attempt to understand man's age-old predilection for stacking wood and passion for open fires.

Short Stories in Norwegian for Beginners has been made especially for students from beginner to low-intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening.

It's 1942 and the Nazis are racing to be the first to build a weapon unlike any known before. They have the physicists, they have the uranium, and now all their plans depend on amassing a single ingredient: heavy water, which is produced in Norway's Vemork, the lone plant in all the world that makes this rare substance. Under threat of death, Vemork's engineers push production into overdrive. For the Allies, the plant must be destroyed.

In this Crime Writers Association John Creasey Dagger Award winner and Guardian Best Crime and Thriller of the Year, a former Marine sniper and a newly orphaned boy race across the Norwegian wilderness, fleeing demons both real and imagined. Sheldon Horowitz—widowed, impatient...

Inspired by the true story of the lone Viking who singlehandedly repelled an entire Saxon army: His life, loves, hopes, dreams, fears and the shocking conclusion to this uncommon act of love and valor. On September 25, 1066 the last great Viking battle for England was fought when fifteen thousand Saxons surprised a small contingent of invading Norsemen at Stamford Bridge. The Saxons had the advantage of overwhelming numbers and were well on their way to an easy victory, when... Before the two armies could engage, a lone Viking -- a berserker of emmense stature -- took to the bridge with his...

Between 1940 and 1945, German occupiers transformed Norway into a vast construction zone. This remarkable building campaign, largely unknown today, was designed to extend the Greater German Reich beyond the Arctic Circle and turn the Scandinavian country into a racial utopia. From ideal new cities to a scenic superhighway stretching from Berlin to northern Norway, plans to remake the country into a model “Aryan” society fired the imaginations of Hitler, his architect Albert Speer, and other Nazi leaders.

Henrik Ibsen of Skien: A Voice of Tziyon — Lyrics and Monologue Where biography becomes song, emotion becomes insight, and history becomes prophecy. Step into the inner world of Henrik Ibsen like never before. This unique book blends biography, lyric poetry, dramatic monologue, and prophetic reflection to reveal the life, struggles, and spiritual depth of Norway’s greatest playwright. From the bright salons of Skien to exile in Rome, from Brand and Peer Gynt to A Doll’s House, The Wild Duck, and the mystical Third Empire, this work transforms Ibsen’s journey into powerful songs and ...

Are you learning Norwegian? Knowing more words is one of the best ways to speak and understand more Norwegian. And if you want to sound like a native speaker, you'll need vocab that's relevant to Norwegian culture and daily life and that is actually used by Norwegian people. With Learn Norwegian: Discover Norwegian Culture & Traditions by NorwegianClass101.com, you learn the must-know vocab and Norwegian cultural insights that you won't find in a textbook.

In 1976, the Northwest Minnesota Regional History Center, a part of the Minnesota Historical Society, conducted a bi-centennial project to record the voices of first and second generation Scandinavian Immigrants in the Upper Midwest, especially in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota. The author traveled to their homes and interviewed more than a hundred immigrants or their children to gather information on the immigrant experience. Among the issues explored with these people were conditions in the home country, reasons for emigration, the route of the emigrations and the ...

What if your true name held the key to supernatural power—and four centuries of hidden truth? Lars Nilsen returns to his Norwegian hometown hollow and searching, only to witness his mysterious great-aunt sing an ancient folk song at a midsummer celebration. The moment she touches his hand, everything changes: a vision strikes him, she whispers in Hebrew, and with her dying breath, she reveals a secret that will shatter everything he thought he knew about his family. "Your true name is calling." Hidden in a wooden box beneath her floorboards, Lars discovers the impossible: his family isn't...

Hidden Heroes of the Evangelical Free Church of Norway Reimagined The Restored Story of the Norwegian Lutheran Free Church's Beginnings What happens when ordinary people choose conviction over comfort? In 1877, forty-three Norwegian men gathered in Kristiania to make a decision that would reshape Scandinavian Christianity forever. But their story began decades earlier—in farm kitchens where mothers taught their sons to pray, in classrooms where teachers transformed education through faith, and in ships' cabins where sea captains spread revival literature along Norway's coast. Hidden ...

In 1947 Tilly’s grandmother bought an island. Its name is Småhølmene and it sits just off the coast of Norway. At first sight, the island seems bare, hardly more than a collection of rocks rising determinedly out of the water. Glittering and bittersweet, Island Summers lovingly portrays three generations of women and the island that became so irrevocably part of their lives. Now Mor-mor’s great-grandchildren are taking their turn, enjoying endless summers on Småhølmene, continuing the story that was begun over 50 years ago.