Book Review of Viking History
This is a gifted article from the New York Times that reviews a book that offers an alternative perspective on the history of Nordic people from the 8th to the 14th centuries. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/books/review/embers-of-the-hands-eleanor-barraclough.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nE4.dgbq.pXjAIbL2ABKo&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&tgrp=sty
The Vikings Were More Complicated Than You Might Think
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/science/vikings-DNA.html
New Scandinavian Cooking
This is your link to recipes from the popular TV series, filmed in Norway and Scandinavia, with top chefs. Enjoy! https://www.newscancook.com
Lutefisk
A wonderful article on Norwegian Stockfish describes how lutefisk got started and how Nigerians are eating more and more Stockfish while fewer and fewer Norwegians are eating lutefisk. Did the Swedes get the Norwegians to eat lutefisk as an attempt to poison them with lye?
An Author Copes with Grief by Picking Mushrooms in Norway
In a noteworthy book, a widow in Norway writes about how she copes with the grief of losing her husband by foraging mushrooms.
He’s Norwegian, and Plays the Blues!
Living in San Jose, a Norwegian musician rocks the blues world.
Bergen to Oslo (the full rail journey)
No need to jump on a plane. Just sit back and enjoy the full train ride shown on Norwegian TV. It runs seven hours, so get the popcorn!