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  • Calendar
  • About Us
    • Financial Benefits
    • Lodge Leadership
    • Photo Gallery
    • Forms and Downloads
    • Links
    • Contact Us
  • News
    • District Newsletter – Third District Today (TDT)
    • President’s Message
    • 3D Blog
  • Culture/Sports/Youth
    • Norwegian History
    • Cultural Arts
    • Cooking
    • Sports And Recreation
    • Important Holidays
    • Travel
    • Youth Camp
  • Charitable Giving
    • Alzheimers/Dementia Awareness
    • Third District Charitable Trust
    • Sons of Norway Foundation
  • 2022 Convention
    • Convention Venue Information
    • Delegate and Non-Delegate Registration
    • Nominating Information
    • Charitable Trust Benefit – Rowing Viking Boats on the St. John’s River
    • Folk Art Exhibition Competition Registration
    • Convention Journal
    • 2018 Convention Minutes

Life in Norway
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19 May 2022

Viking Entertainment. Editor’s Top Picks

by Dirk Hansen | posted in: 3D News, Life in Norway | 0

  No. 5-  Nothing says Scandinavian more than a guy in a sweater sailing around in New York harbor on a Viking Longship smoking a cigar.  View this iconic TV ad for Erik little cigars here.     No. 4– … Read More

19 May 2022

Our Heritage and Culture– Vikingsholm

by Dirk Hansen | posted in: 3D News, Life in Norway | 0

Vikingsholm is one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the western hemisphere. Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight purchased the property encompassing the head of Emerald Bay and Fannette Island in 1928 for $250,000. Before starting construction of the summer … Read More

4 Jan 2021

Our Heritage and Culture – Mandal, Norway’s Town of Artists

by Dirk Hansen | posted in: Life in Norway | 0

Mandal  Amazingly, this scenic town in Southern Norway , with only a population totaling around 11,000 has produced some of the greatest artists of its nation.  I think you will recognize some of these names and if not, at least … Read More

3 Jan 2021

Our Heritage and Culture – The English Church of the Fjords

by Dirk Hansen | posted in: Life in Norway | 0

St. Olaf’s Church, Balestrand Wikipedia Creative Commons‘ CC BY-SA St. Olaf’s Church “The English Church”) is an Anglican church in the village of Balestrand in Sogndal Municipality in the county of Vestland in Norway. The church was built in 1897 as a stave church imitation and has 95 seats. St. Olaf’s Church … Read More

3 Jan 2021

Our Heritage and Culture – Ålesund, Beyond the “Art Nouveau”

by Dirk Hansen | posted in: Life in Norway | 0

Monuments and Sculpture Pay Homage to History in the Art Nouveau City of Ålesund Norway Excerpts from Wikipedia Creative Commons‘ CC BY-SA Visitors to Ålesund can not but be struck by the spectacular beauty of the cities architecture, a result … Read More

3 Jan 2021

Our Heritage and Culture – The Nobel Peace Prize

by Dirk Hansen | posted in: Life in Norway | 0

The Nobel Peace Prize Submitted by Kathy Dollymore Norway has ever so many winter traditions, such as skiing, building snow lanterns, drinking gloegg, overeating at the julebord, changing to winter tires, if only to mention a few.  There is, however, … Read More

3 Jan 2021

Viking History – Walrus Exploitation and the Decline of Greenland’s Norse Colonies

by Dirk Hansen | posted in: Life in Norway | 0

The mysterious disappearance of Greenland’s Norse colonies sometime in the 15th century may have been due to the overexploitation of walrus populations for their tusks, according to a study of medieval artefacts from across Europe. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY … Read More

31 Oct 2020

Norwegian Heir to The Throne Wins Surfing Title

by Dirk Hansen | posted in: Life in Norway | 0

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway has won the Norwegian National Junior Championship in surfing. The Princess won with 12.83 points in the Norwegian championship which was held at Borestranden beach in Jæren, the western part of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon, Crown … Read More

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