3 Oct, 2017
by Randi Millman-Brown Thor Einar Jensen (1904-1941), was my great-uncle. He was a Norwegian banker and artist who died under mysterious circumstances during the Nazi occupation of Norway. I am writing a novel about...
2 Oct, 2017
Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. Erik Brun’s father, Christian Brun, was a member of the 99th Battalion (known as the Viking Battalion) in World War II. Erik’s current mission in life is to acquaint...
2 Oct, 2017
As science proves that some ancient warriors assumed to be men were actually women, Ted Birkedal provides an overview of historical evidence for real-life Lagerthas Terje Birkedal Anchorage, Alaska In the late 19th century...
20 Sep, 2017
Seigkællane is about more than you think George Hoyum Rockford, Minn. When you think of Seigkællane, what comes to mind? Those sticky little jellybean men made by Nidar in Norway? Or a Norwegian alternative...
19 Sep, 2017
Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. The American Festival in Vanse, Norway, celebrated its 11th year this June. The festival’s slogan is “The best thing that happened to Lista since Brooklyn. So it is no surprise...
8 Sep, 2017
Sunnie Sundquist Mt. Vernon, Wash. The journey of Leif & Sunnie Accordion Duo, musicians from the Pacific Northwest, began in Finland with an invitation to play at The 50th Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, the...
7 Sep, 2017
Once banned, this ancient musical expression is evolving and making a comeback Judith Gabriel Vinje Los Angeles What is probably the most ancient music in Europe is still alive and thriving, thanks to the...
7 Sep, 2017
M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway A fiddler plays for a solo male dancer. A Scot might regard the music as akin to that produced by a bagpipe. The tune and rhythm might remind an...
6 Sep, 2017
David Moe In the history of Norway, has a wealthy family ever fallen from wealth? The Benkestok family was one of the country’s early noble families. Trond Benkestok was born about the year 1437....
6 Sep, 2017
Larrie Wanberg Features Editor When I was a graduate student studying in Norway in the mid-1950s, I was introduced to unique Norwegian folk music and two musical instruments—the Hardanger Fiddle, known as Norway’s national...
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