Follow me
-
Recent Posts
My recent Tweets
- It's publication day! Today's the day that 'The #Vikings Reimagined' is published. With great contributions by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 hour ago
- RT @EMidsVikings: We're slowly adding photographs of Viking Age artefacts from @derbymuseums to our site. One of them is this #sword found… 4 hours ago
- RT @Kristel_Zilmer: Today the new permanent exhibition at #BryggensMuseum was officially opened. Lots of treasures for everybody to discove… 18 hours ago
- RT @NightLights_AM: Aurora in the magical fjords of Northern Norway 💚 No wonder why it served as an inspiration for @DisneyFrozen ✨ @Tamith… 23 hours ago
- RT @VikingScotland: RT 'People with at least 2 grandparents who were born in Orkney or Shetland are being sought...to better understand the… 1 day ago
Categories
Search
Archives
Category Archives: History
#Viking is not a verb!
I have expanded this blog post in the light of comments received on Twitter, and to clarify a couple of issues that were not expressed particularly clearly when it began its life as a short rant. I fear I neglect … Continue reading
Posted in History, Language, Vikings
Leave a comment
Happy 200th Birthday, Norway.
Today is the Norwegian Constitution Day (Nasjonaldagen or Grunnlovsdagen). It is a national holiday in Norway and is marked with parades, national dress wearing and flag waving. I remember it being particularly fun back in the eighties when I lived … Continue reading
Posted in History, Norway
Tagged national holiday in Norway, Norway, Norwegian Constitution Day
Leave a comment
