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23/01/2018

The clinker-built Gokstad ship dating back to the year 890 AD is currently on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway. (Photo: Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, 1938) Ever since the publication of a scientific article in 1883, "everyone" has known that the skeleton found in the magnificent Gokstad ship in Eastern Norway belonged to Olaf Geirstad-Alf, the legendary Viking king of the House of Yngling. [ 1,207 more word ]

The clinker-built Gokstad ship dating back to the year 890 AD is currently on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway. (Photo: Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, 1938) Ever since the publi…

17/01/2018

The Viking Rollo (c. 846 – c. 930 AD), the first Duke of Normandy, was according to the sagas so big that no horse could carry him, hence the nickname “Gange Rolv”, meaning Walking Rolv / Rollo. (Illustration: © Stian Dahlslett) Editor’s Note: The article was first published on normandescendants.com. The text is edited by ThorNews. A genetic study conducted by scientists from the University of Leicester (UK) and the University of Caen Normandy (France), have determined that some of today’s Normans probably are Viking descendants. [ 533 more words ]

http://thornews.com/2018/01/17/do-the-normans-really-have-viking-ancestors/

The Viking Rollo (c. 846 – c. 930 AD), the first Duke of Normandy, was according to the sagas so big that no horse could carry him, hence the nickname “Gange Rolv”, meaning Walking Rolv / Rollo. (I…

11/01/2018

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07/01/2018

A herd of Icelandic horses, probably very similar to the original Viking horses brought from Western Norway around the year 900 AD. (Photo: Knut Houge / hest.no) In one of the Icelanders' sagas, Hrafnkel’s saga Freysgoða, we learn how important the horse Freyfaxi was to chieftain Hrafnkel: He axes his own shepherd Einar and keeps his promise that he will kill anyone who rides his horse without permission. [ 591 more words ]

http://thornews.com/2018/01/07/the-story-of-the-viking-horse-freyfaxi-a-killed-shepherd-and-a-kept-promise/

A herd of Icelandic horses, probably very similar to the original Viking horses brought from Western Norway around the year 900 AD. (Photo: Knut Houge / hest.no) In one of the Icelanders’ sag…

06/01/2018

Early 1890's: Famous playwright Henrik Ibsen photographed by Carl M. Størmer "I was a young 19 year-old student at the time and had gotten hold of a funny detective camera." This is how Carl M. Størmer describes his new and amusing hobby in the St. Hallvard Journal from 1942. In his portfolio we find photographs of the most famous Norwegian, playwright Henrik Ibsen as he strutted down Karl Johan’s street in Oslo - most likely unaware of the shooting. [ 514 more words ]

Early 1890’s: Famous playwright Henrik Ibsen photographed by Carl M. Størmer “I was a young 19 year-old student at the time and had gotten hold of a funny detective camera.” This …

05/01/2018

This runic inscription from Bergen is quite long and the author must have had a lot of "erotic energy" when he carved these runes into the 33 centimeter-long wooden stick: "I love that man's wife so high that fire feels cold! And I am that woman's lover". (Photo: Svein Skare, University Museum of Bergen / Photomontage: ThorNews) There have so far been found about 700 runic inscriptions dating back to the 14th century in the Bryggen area in Bergen, Western Norway. [ 598 more words ]

This runic inscription from Bergen is quite long and the author must have had a lot of “erotic energy” when he carved these runes into the 33 centimeter-long wooden stick: “I love…

03/01/2018

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02/01/2018

The burial mound on the Leka island containing King Herlaug and eleven of his men originally was about 12.5 meters (41 ft) high with a diameter of more than 70 meters (230 ft). It is one of the largest Viking graves discovered in Norway - and the largest containing people. (Photo: ThorNews) The year is 871 AD, and King Herlaug of the Namdalen district in Central Norway fulfills his last wish: instead of surrendering to King Harald Fairhair, he and eleven of his men choose to be buried alive inside a large burial mound on the island of Leka. [ 626 more words ]

The burial mound on the Leka island containing King Herlaug and eleven of his men originally was about 12.5 meters (41 ft) high with a diameter of more than 70 meters (230 ft). It is one of the lar…

19/12/2017

The needles on the subalpine fir has a good smell of citrus, and the trees have tough, soft branches that do not break so easily, Christmas tree producer Per Tronslien told the Østlendingen newspaper back in 2006. (Photo: Østlendingen / Berit B Skundberg) Norsk Juletreservice, a company consisting of about thirty Christmas tree producers from Western and Southern Norway, has according to the company achieved record high prices in Russia. [ 359 more words ]

The needles on the subalpine fir has a good smell of citrus, and the trees have tough, soft branches that do not break so easily, Christmas tree producer Per Tronslien told the Østlendingen newspap…

17/12/2017

The Olafsen family from Nordland always decorates the Christmas tree in the afternoon on “Little Christmas Eve”, 23 December. (Photo: nrksuper.no). Christmas Eve is one of the highlights of the year, especially for the youngest members of the family. When the bells ring at 17:00 on Christmas Eve to signal that Christmas has arrived and families have gathered around the dining room table, the day has already been filled with many traditional tasks. [ 1,257 more word ]

http://thornews.com/2017/12/17/the-olafsen-familys-christmas-eve-a-traditional-norwegian-24-december/

The Olafsen family from Nordland always decorates the Christmas tree in the afternoon on “Little Christmas Eve”, 23 December. (Photo: nrksuper.no). Christmas Eve is one of the highlights of the yea…

15/12/2017

"God Norsk Jul! - "Happy Norwegian Christmas!" (Artist: Frank Wathne, produced 1946) In the good old days, a respected Norwegian occupation was to be a Christmas card artist. Absolutely everyone who could write sent a nice card to family and friends, and millions ended up in mailboxes all across the country. Unfortunately times have changed, and today only a few send Christmas cards by regular mail. [ 123 more words ]

“God Norsk Jul! – “Happy Norwegian Christmas!” (Artist: Frank Wathne, produced 1946)   In the good old days, a respected Norwegian occupation was to be a Christmas card…