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Kari Tauring's book explores the 16 "younger" runes, finding their evolved shapes, sounds, and meanings reflected cultural ...
Norway's Olsok festival celebrates the legacy of Saint Olav, the warrior king. Centered in Trondheim and Stiklestad, the festival features reenactments, cultural events, and pilgrimages.
The Kunstsilo in Kristiansand, Norway is a former grain silo transformed into a world-class art museum, earning recognition as one of the world's most beautiful. Reopened in 2024, the Kunstsilo houses ...
When most people think about Norwegian influence in the United States, they picture lutefisk, stave churches, and Syttende Mai parades in the Midwest. But journalist and storyteller Fredrik Kalstveit ...
The "Across the Atlantic" exhibit explores the 1825 journey of 52 Norwegians on the sloop Restauration, the first organized emigration from Norway to America. Featuring artifacts, the exhibit ...
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The Viking symbols that symbolize the Norse—like the raven flag, Thor's hammer, and the Valknut—have been stolen and abused by hate groups and neo-Nazis.
Victoria Hofmo reviews the Neue Galerie's new exhibition, Munch and Expressionism, looking at Munch's influence in developing the Expressionist Movement.
The nutritional reasoning behind Norway’s most famous (or infamous) food explained Terje Birkedal Anchorage, Alaska Though Norwegian Americans practically define who they are through the eating of ...
Every year Norwegians eat 45 million marzipan candies! When you give someone a marzipan pig, you are wishing him or her good luck for the next year.