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

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, ...

Neanderthal humans (Homo neanderthalensis) are documented in European contexts for around 430,000 years, according to new studies. The accepted genomic contribution of Neanderthal DNA in modern Homo ...

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, ...

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 ...

When Suzannah Warlick was growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had no idea that she would one day make a documentary film about the European Jews who escaped to freedom and safety in Sweden during World ...

Lefse—there’s nary a Norwegian American who doesn’t love the stuff. Defined as a humble Norwegian potato bread delicacy, it serves an almost sacred function as the primary Norwegian-American link to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...