Kaizers Orchestra, a unique Norwegian rock band, will perform in NYC on Oct. 10 to celebrate the Restauration's voyage. The ...

Kaizers Orchestra, a unique Norwegian rock band, will perform in NYC on Oct. 10 to celebrate the Restauration’s voyage. The band is known for theatrical concerts blending rock, theater, and ...

The look on the lady’s face said it all as she grabbed at the Thor’s hammer dangling from my necklace. “Skinheads wear these,” she snarled. “Racists and Nazis!” “I do Viking reenactment,” I explained, ...

There are about half a million sheep in Iceland but only around 360,000 people. The sheep are bred almost exclusively for the meat and the wool. They are usually shorn twice a year, in spring and fall ...

Though Norwegian Americans practically define who they are through the eating of lutefisk during the Christmas season, I have found to my surprise that the vast majority of Norwegian Americans know ...

At least initially, Aass Brewery’s strategy entering the U.S. market somewhat echoes New York Tribune Editor Horace Greeley’s 1854 admonishment, “Go West, young man,” believed meant to encourage going ...

This June, I had the great fortune of being invited to a family wedding in Sunnmøre, a part of Møre and Romsdal known for its breathtaking mountains, majestic fjords, and several tourist sights, ...

Today is Friday the 13th, a day for bad luck and fear. Does anyone know why? According to folklorists, there is no evidence for the superstition of an unlucky Friday the 13th before the 19th century.

At the onset of World War II, both Sweden and Norway had declared neutrality. But that did not deter the Germans from storming Norway with multiple surprise strategic attacks. The result was defeat ...

The next time you’re near the meat counter or looking at a seafood restaurant menu, consider ordering fish, especially salmon. Unless a restaurant menu expressly labels its salmon as “wild caught,” it ...

Sometimes, “it can’t be done,” is motivation. In December 2017, Dr. Jordan Hyatt, assistant professor of Criminology and Justice Studies at Philadelphia’s Drexel University, took his second group of ...

Most American tourists to Oslo have visited the museums at Bygdøy, thrilling to the sight of the Kon-Tiki raft, the Polar ship Fram, and the long ships in the Viking Ship Museum. We’ve wandered the ...