The Wanderer’s Hávamál – Jackson Crawford
A translation of Håvamål. Old Norse poems from the Viking age.
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A translation of Håvamål. Old Norse poems from the Viking age.
An intriguing window into the exoticism of Scandinavian culture.
This is probably one of the most beautiful cookbooks from Norway. Nevada Berg gives an introduction to the essential parts of food culture in Norway with many delicious recipes.
An interesting book that helps dismantle the stereotypical Viking image.
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A classic and one of my favorite “adventure” books
Shedding new light on the complex society of these sea farers.
Envoy Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders in 922 AD.
Fridtjof Nansen with his crew of five, across the inland ice of Greenland.
Follow Roald Amundsen as first to sail through the Northwest Passage
About a mentally disabled man, and his difficulties to understand the world.
Peer is the romantic hero with a big ego, being a citizen of the world and characterized as “typical Norwegian”.
A historical masterpiece! This is an epic book set in fourteenth-century Norway.
My favorite by Knut Hamsun. Winner of Nobel’s price of litterature
A witty, informative, and popular travelogue about the Scandinavian countries. Why are the Danes so happy? How are the Norwegians spending their oil money?
Norwegians are the happiest people in the world, but can anyone else be happy in Norway?
An intriguing window into the exoticism of Scandinavian culture.
This is probably one of the most beautiful cookbooks from Norway. Nevada Berg gives an introduction to the essential parts of food culture in Norway with many delicious recipes.
A novel about what we do not understand, about great drama.
A very powerful and interesting novel which sparked a lot of debate in Norway.
Maja Lunde explores the role that bees have played in the past, the present and what role they perhaps will have in the future
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A beautiful love story about Asle and Alida from the town of Bjørgvin (Bergen)
A bestselling series of six books from one of Norways most successful contemporary authors.
Bringing one of the world’s most influential painters to vivid life.
Covering Munch’s staggering capacity for psychodrama in The Scream and beyond.
Read his blog, join him on a guided tour in Oslo or check out his YouTube-channel to learn more about travel in Norway & Scandinavia.
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