Gamalost, a traditional Norwegian cheese with a robust, earthy flavor and 50% protein, was once a staple. Best enjoyed with ...

Exploring differences between the Norwegian state Lutheran Church and Mindekirken, the Norwegian-American Lutheran church.

The look on the lady’s face said it all as she grabbed at the Thor’s hammer dangling from my necklace. “Skinheads wear these,” she snarled. “Racists and Nazis!” “I do Viking reenactment,” I explained, ...

Gammelglød is a Norwegian twist on the classic old fashioned, blending barrel-aged aquavit with rye whiskey (or aquavit alone ...

Norwegian municipal leaders use training, teamwork, and formal procedures to manage crises — balancing daily operations with ...

NorCham USA Presidents gathered in Chicago for strategic meetings, discussing a 2026 national summit, coordinated marketing, ...

Not just simple garden gnomes, these creatures come alive at Christmastime LOUISE LYSNE HANSON Rochester, Minn. The nisse of Norway was discovered in the mid-1800s, but it is unusual to actually see ...

There are about half a million sheep in Iceland but only around 360,000 people. The sheep are bred almost exclusively for the meat and the wool. They are usually shorn twice a year, in spring and fall ...

Though Norwegian Americans practically define who they are through the eating of lutefisk during the Christmas season, I have found to my surprise that the vast majority of Norwegian Americans know ...

Neanderthal humans (Homo neanderthalensis) are documented in European contexts for around 430,000 years, according to new studies. The accepted genomic contribution of Neanderthal DNA in modern Homo ...

Celebrating Syttende Mai and all that is Norwegian is nothing new to the Norwegian-American community of Westby, Wis. Located in the Driftless Region of western Wisconsin, the area around the present ...