A day marked by silence, grief, and solidarity Line Klevmo Beumer Editor-in-Chief The Norwegian American Even before dawn, ...

King Harald V’s 35-year reign gave Norway a steady, compassionate voice through grief, change, and celebration. Remembered as ...

King Haakon VIII begins his reign amid national mourning for King Harald V, combining constitutional continuity with a ...

Ullensvang on Hardangerfjord blends dramatic mountain hikes with a rich fruit-growing culture, while Hotel Ullensvang in ...

King Harald V of Norway has died at 89 after 35 years on the throne. King Haakon VIII succeeds him as Norway enters a period ...

Ullensvang on Hardangerfjord blends dramatic mountain hikes with a rich fruit-growing culture, while Hotel Ullensvang in Lofthus offers a fjordside base where orchards, trails, and Grieg’s composer’s ...

The look on the lady’s face said it all as she grabbed at the Thor’s hammer dangling from my necklace. “Skinheads wear these,” she snarled. “Racists and Nazis!” “I do Viking reenactment,” I explained, ...

Neanderthal humans (Homo neanderthalensis) are documented in European contexts for around 430,000 years, according to new studies. The accepted genomic contribution of Neanderthal DNA in modern Homo ...

I have always been fascinated and impressed with Norway’s role in World War II and the war’s effect on the country, ever since my first trip in 1969-70 at age 11. My father was stationed at Gardemoen, ...

Though Norwegian Americans practically define who they are through the eating of lutefisk during the Christmas season, I have found to my surprise that the vast majority of Norwegian Americans know ...

Munch and Expressionism, an intriguing exhibit at the Neue Galerie, is on view through June 13, 2016. The first sentence in the Neue Galerie’s mission statement explains its purpose: “a museum devoted ...

Celebrating Syttende Mai and all that is Norwegian is nothing new to the Norwegian-American community of Westby, Wis. Located in the Driftless Region of western Wisconsin, the area around the present ...