Archive for 'Culture'
Norway’s Princess Mette-Marit Posted by kari on May 14, 2010
It’s hard to believe the beautiful woman som er gift med (who is married to) Kronprins Haakon is in her late thirties. That’s the first thing I thought of when I just saw her birthdate. Regardless, tomorrow will mark 10 år (years) since Kronprins Haakon confirmed his forhold (relationship) with Kronprinsesse Mette-Marit, born…
Mother’s Day in Norway Posted by kari on May 11, 2010
Norwegians celebrate morsdag the second søndag i februar. For those of you who aren’t aware, it was morsdag yesterday here in the U.S. This year it happened to fall on the same day as Valentinsdag. Although many countries in the world celebrate morsdag, it is arguably the most recognized in the U.S., the birthplace of…
Oslo Posted by kari on May 6, 2010
Old Oslo, otherwise known as Christiania or Kristiania. King Harald III Sigurdsson founded byen (the city) around the year 1048. Since archaeologists have found graver (graves) in the area from before the year 1000, Oslo celebrated it’s 1000th bursdag (birthday) in the year 2000. Although the origin of the name Oslo is uncertain, you can probably guess…
Travel with Pets to Norway Posted by kari on May 5, 2010
Have you ever thought about traveling to Norway and want to bring your husdyr (pet)? I have and so I’ve done some forskning (research) and even for those of you who haven’t thought about it, you may find it interesting. Regler (rules) and reguleringer (regulations) always tell you something about a country or a culture. …
English language in Norway Posted by kari on Apr 30, 2010
I have written on this topic before and I imagine I will again; the use of engelsk (English) in Norway continues to rise. Engelsk is used increasingly in høyere utdannelse (higher education), forskning (research), arbeidsplass (work place) and daglig språk (daily language). Requirements for English proficiency are on the rise at schools and in the job…
Viking ancestors in England Posted by kari on Apr 14, 2010
You betcha there are many British citizens who are etterkommere (descendants) of Norwegian vikinger (Vikings), although it is unknown how many and where from. Britiske forskere (British researchers) are conducting a study to chart Northern England’s Viking legacy. Professor Peter Harding at the University of Nottingham will be leading the study and working very…
Norwegian Dialects Posted by kari on Apr 13, 2010
The question: ”Snakker du norsk?” (”Do you speak Norwegian?”) should almost always be followed by another question: ”Hvilken dialekt?” (”Which dialect?”). There are 2 official written Norwegian languages, bokmål (literally book language) and nynorsk (literally new Norwegian). Although Norwegian dialects are commonly organized in 5 main groups: nordnorsk (northern Norwegian), trøndersk (Trøndelag Norwegian), innlandsmål (Midland Norwegian)…