J.R.R. Tolkien and the Norse connection
Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. Tolkien mania has hit New York. First there was the record-breaking ticket sales for the exhibit, Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth at the Morgan Library & Museum. Two days before...
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Norway House opens lending library
Connecting through literature Norway House Minneapolis, Minn. The bookshelves at Norway House are now filled with literature featuring Nordic, Nordic-American, and Minnesotan authors. The lending library at Norway House furthers the organization’s mission to...
An author worth learning Norwegian for?
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg loved Erland Loe’s Naïve. Super so much he learned the author’s language. Does the book live up to the hype? Nate Axvig Denver, Colo. Presidential campaigns are a slog,...
Barneblad: Grieg for kids
A monthly feature to share with kids and grandkids Brought to you by Lori Ann Reinhall Parents! Teach your kids about Norway’s favorite composer the fun way Edvard Grieg is Norway’s most famous and...
Norwegian TV crew films Seattle reunion
Alt for Norge! John Erik Stacy The Norwegian American If your last name is Cascioppo, will people think you’re Norwegian? Maybe not, but you had a Norwegian grandma, and she created Norway in your...
From Nashville… to Norway!
College students experience “the 4th of July on steroids” at Bergen’s Syttende Mai Lina Sheahan Nashville, Tenn. BOOM! It was 7 a.m., and the sound of cannon fire shook me awake in my hotel...
The world’s northernmost Syttende Mai
Norway’s constitution gets a very special international celebration in Longyearbyen Elizabeth Bourne Longyearbyen, Svalbard Syttende Mai is special to all Norwegians and those of Norwegian descent, no matter where they live. But in Norway’s...
Syttende Mai from the heart
Minneapolis celebrates the holiday with a feeling of community—and a whole lot of flags Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17 has long been a day that I’ve celebrated...
Barneblad: Springtime skattejakt
Head out on a heritage scavanger hunt A monthly feature to share with kids and grandkids Brought to you by Lori Ann Reinhall Spring is here, and it’s time to head outdoors again. Birds...
Sagastad knowledge center opens on May 10
New Viking ship hits the fjord Solveig Midtbø Sagastad On May 10, Sagastad, a new knowledge center about the Viking Age, opened in western Norway. The main attraction is the 30-meter (100 ft. long)...
