Svarteper turns purple
M. Michael Brady discusses the folkloric figure Svarteper (Black Pete, or Zwarte Piet in Dutch), a side-kick to Santa with a racist overtone.
Category: Norsk Språk
Bag, a chameleon word
M. Michael Brady carries readers through the surprising history of bag, from its mysterious origins to its arrival on the baseball field.
Comics 11/13
Skavlan by Fredrik Skavlan, with translations by Andy Meyer —Typical. When it gets close to my birthday, he starts to talk excitedly about “simple living!” Han Ola og han Per by by Peter J....
Norsk 101: Language practice with Christie Ericson
In this edition of Norsk 101, Christie Ericson brings readers on a visit to Bergen’s Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene.
“Nystemten”
Lori Ann Reinhall offers a brief history of Bergen’s anthem, “Nystemten,” with a nod to Sissel Kyrkjebø’s famous 1986 Eurovision rendition.
Comics 10/23
The Norwegian American features comics by renowned Norweigan journalist Fredrik Skavlan and the nostalgic adventures of Han Ola and han Per.
Norsk 101: Norges første operahus
In this edition fo Norsk 101, Christie Ericson discusses Oslo’s well-loved Opera house, Operahuset, designed by Snøhetta.
Awkward—Old Norse compounded
In this edition of Words about Words, M. Michael Brady takes a strange journey into the history of the versatile word, awkward.
Both, evolving through many forms
In this edtion of Words about words, M. Michael Brady examines the origin of the seemingly simple word “both.”
Terje Vigen
The legend of Terje Vigen is so well-known in Norwegian culture that it is often taken to be true, despite some unlikely details.
