Our Norwegian Heritage

Norwegian Heritage Links

• The Links to Scandinavia Norway Page
• Norway, Norway on the Web
• Norway Info, a comprehensive collection of resources by Katrine Fjeldal Clip
• Norway - Online Information Service, from the Royal Norwegian Embassy to the US
• The Bygdelag Page, from Ruth Sylte

Crafts

• Norwegian Folk Arts, a general article by Trond Gjerdi, Director, Oslo City Museum

Culture

• Embla, the Norwegian arts and culture forum, from Origo
• The Hardanger Fiddle Association of America
• The Norwegian Flag, its history and traditions
• Norwegian Food
• Ethnic Norwegian Recipes, from Hendricks, Minnesota; flatbrod, sandbakkels, grut
• Lutefisk/Lutfisk
• Ole and Lena Jokes, from Hendricks, Minnesota; yah schoor you betcha!
• Sytendde Mai, the 17th of May, Norway's Independence Day, an article by Knut Mykland

Folklore

Genealogy

• The Census of Norway from the Year 1801, University of Bergen
• Cyndi's List, links to Norwegian genealogical resources on the Internet

History

• The History of Norway, an article by Tor Dagre, former editor in chief of Nytt fra Norge
• The Norwegian American Historical Association, at St. Olaf College
• Norwegian Historical Data Centre, University of Tromsø (UiTø)
• Norwegian Inventions, Discoveries, and Awards, from Nobels to North America
• An Outline of Norway's History, a brief chronology

Language

• Naming Norway, the origins of the name(s)
• Norwegian Words, a short glossary

Literature

• Project Runeberg, Nordic literature online

Noteworthy Norwegians

• Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole
• Edvard Grieg, the great Norwegian composer
• Henrik Ibsen, (1828-1906), the Norwegian playwright and dramatist
• Edvard Munch, (1863-1944), the Norwegian Expressionist painter
• Norwegian-American Hall of Fame, an eclectic mix, to be sure
• Sigrid Undset, (1882-1949), historical novelist and Nobel laureate

Mythology and Religion

The Place

• Facts About Norway, a short description of a long land
• Tromsø, Paris of the North, 69.67° North (English)

Society

Norway Today

• Norwegian Media Links
• UniNett, more Norwegian links
• Your Traveling Companion - Bergen

Related Pages

• Our Scandinavian Heritage, Norse heritage through the end of the Viking Age
• Our Swedish Heritage
• Our Germanic Heritage
• Our Northern European Heritage
• The Nelson/Nilssen Family Home Page
• The Norstrom Family Home Page

 

Last Updated on 30 March, 2002