Viking Age stories often involve modern-day Denmark, the fjords of Norway, the British Isles and Iceland, yet one overlooked stronghold of Viking history lay far north of the Arctic Circle. The sagas ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. What would become the Town of Norway came into being as five main areas of ...
Although Harald Fairhair established the first unified realm, Norway fragmented after his death and was later reunified during the 11th century. Over more than 60 monarchs have ruled as kings of ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The term crossroad is defined as where two or more roads intersect. Webster ...
Aerial view of Vardo, Norway, the fishing town at the center of the 17th-century Finnmark witch trials Timo Noko via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 On Christmas Eve in 1617, sailors in Finnmark, ...
Do you know “Who was the first king of Norway?” It is central to understanding Norwegian history, the origins of the Norwegian monarchy, and how the early kings of Norway shaped the nation’s identity.