Not so long ago – just over 130 years – the first Sons of Norway organization was created as an answer to a problem faced by Norwegian immigrants.

When we think of Norway, Vikings often spring to mind. The Vikings were Norway’s Nordic ancestors, seafaring warriors who raided other countries until 1066, when King Harold defeated Harald Hardrada.

On July 4, 1825, 52 Norwegians, many of them Quakers seeking religious freedom, boarded a ship named Restauration in Stavanger, Norway. They arrived in New York City on Oct. 9, 1825, laying the ...

Despite being synonymous with the Viking Age, Norway currently has no Viking sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This is why that could soon change. This week, Norway’s Directorate for Cultural ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. NORWAY — If the buildings on Norway’s historic Main Street could talk, they ...

Norway’s coastline is the second longest in the world, spanning almost 103,000 kilometres and folding around fjords, islands and skerries. For centuries, this vast, broken shoreline has shaped how ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The one-room schoolhouse shown above is The Noble’s Corner School, circa ...

Aerial view of Vardo, Norway, the fishing town at the center of the 17th-century Finnmark witch trials Timo Noko via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 On Christmas Eve in 1617, sailors in Finnmark, ...

Read through Norway's World Cup history, records and memorable moments. Follow their road to the tournament with the latest on their fixtures, group and coach. Norway emphatically secured their place ...