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Why the potato saved Norway

The crop came to Europe in the 1500’s, but got an ill reputation due to mismanagement and failed handling by farmers and cooks. People got…

Mar 9

Why the potato saved Norway

Mar 9

The scariest Nordic folklore

The darkest and most dangerous times of the year have just started for the Nordic people. “Mørketiden” were no joke in the old times…

Oct 31, 2024

The scariest Nordic folklore

Oct 31, 2024

How Titanium white colored the world perfectly white

You’re wearing it, eating it and using it on your skin every day. The Titanium white pigment was patented in 1909 by two Norwegian…

Jun 19, 2024

How Titanium white colored the world perfectly white

Jun 19, 2024

The homeless and helpless: Oslo dumped traumatized men after WW2

The internationally known welfare benefits Norway got as a result of oil export, did not help everyone. In fact, many were forgotten. Here…

May 12, 2024

The homeless and helpless: Oslo dumped traumatized men after WW2

May 12, 2024

Communism in Norway, Labor Party and the Soviet Union

The fight between socialism, communism and Western influence could have ended quite differently for Norway after WW2.

May 12, 2024

Communism in Norway, Labor Party and the Soviet Union

May 12, 2024

Why Norway had a white spot on the map

Violence and murder were the reasons to why some places in Norway were yet not mapped out by scholars.

Mar 11, 2024

Why Norway had a white spot on the map

Mar 11, 2024

The Sami who went to Alaska

Sami from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia traveled all the way to Alaska and Canada to teach the local indigenous tribes how to keep…

Feb 6, 2024

The Sami who went to Alaska

Feb 6, 2024

The Norwegian Kola settlement that Stalin killed

During the 1930’s terror in Soviet, Stalin ordered forced resettlement and persecution of the population inside his ever-expanding state. A…

Dec 17, 2023

The Norwegian Kola settlement that Stalin killed

Dec 17, 2023

The Nazies burned down Northern-Norway

Have you ever visited Northern Norway and wondered why so many buildings seemed “new”? The story behind is as dramatic as it is sad: whole…

Oct 20, 2023

The Nazies burned down Northern-Norway

Oct 20, 2023

When indigenous Sami was put in human zoos

A bizarre, yet very popular entertainment in Europe from late 19th century gave the indigenous Sami from Scandinavia some unexpected…

Aug 10, 2023

When indigenous Sami was put in human zoos

Aug 10, 2023

Maria

Maria

Social Science and History. Writes about the lesser known history of Norway. Based in Norway. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Norway_History

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