Norway

Iceland and Norway. Although Vikings were primarily farmers and traders a small percentage of Vikings raided. Due to the Vikings having advances in technology- the longboats- they were able to travel and raid spreading their heritage and leaving behind a legacy that has largely influenced modern Europe. The Vikings had an impact on modern technology, military tactics, politics and economics as well as language, culture and religion. The Vikings hail from Denmark, Iceland and Norway. Most…

The Scream by Edvard Munch is an iconic painting in today’s time, much like the Mona Lisa has been in the past. Munch found his inspiration for this piece of art from an actual place located on a hill in Norway and at the bottom of the hill was the madhouse where Munch’s sister was kept. The painting is of a person with a ghostly face, standing beside a railing. What catches your eyes in this photo is the person is standing there shrieking, mouth wide open, with a hand on both sides of their…

lineage descends from Norway. My Norwegian ancestor immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century from central Norway. Thanks to the internet and ancestry search sites, my American family has recently reunited with our Norwegian family and so forth our roots. I was lucky enough to travel to Norway almost ten years ago to visit my new extended family and learn my history. During my two week stay, I learned a great deal about my heritage and the history of Norway. It would not be…

The islands located between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway. Svalbard is a sovereign state of Norway. Norse explorers may have first discovered the archipelago in the 12th century. During the 17th and 18th centuries the islands served as an international whaling base. In 1920 the treaty internationally recognized Norway’s sovereignty and in 1925 Norway officially took over the territory. Coal mining started in the 20th century…

include Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. These countries are located north of the Baltic and North seas, except Denmark and Iceland, and they share common borders. The population of the Scandinavia is mostly concentrated in the warmer south regions. The harsher northern areas extend above the Arctic Circle. Sweden has different climate zones. It has the widest range of agriculture that is concentrated in the south. It produces wheat, rapeseed, sugar beet, barley and oats. Norway…

“world power” they need to create policies and laws that benefit its citizens, similar to ones found in Europe, specifically Nordic and Scandinavian countries. The Nordic region is comprised of four countries in the Arctic circle, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and…

peered form a third floor window in 1641 and described the people walking along the streets below him, since then the picture of a living doll has been used in the edges of gothic horror, romanticism, and realism (Moi 266). Henrik Ibsen grew up in Norway and from the time he was 15 he had to work to support his family due to his father’s business failing. He became the assistant stage manager at the Norwegian Theatre in Bergen where he learned his craft and in his writing it is evident where his…

Luckily for Hans and his family, their property in Lier sold for an incredible value that allowed the family to leave with considerable funds (Blegen, 141). The Heg’s financial situation upon departure from Norway was not typical of that for many other emigrants during that time. Many immigrants required loans from family or the bank or an early receiving of inheritance. Suffice to say, the Heg’s were extremely fortunate to have sold their land for a profit…

was formed to be a single market which permits people and goods to freely move within the partnered countries. England has to consider all of the reasons why they should stay in the EU, why they should leave, and it would look like if they followed Norway or Switzerland’s economic system. UK should stay in the EU because of the trade, Think Tank Open Europe, jobs that may be lost if they leave. All the countries in the EU currently have no tariffs on imports neither exports between any…

Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 26th President of the United States, the Union between Norway and Sweden dissolved, and my great-grandfather was born. He went on to immigrate from Sweden to America in 1921 when he was only 16 years old. He was accompanied by his Aunt Helen, and they were both looking for a better life in America; during the early 1900’s, tens of thousands of people immigrated out of Norway. The rumor was that the streets were lined with gold in America. The Norwegian…