In 1903, Oskar Rom purchased his neighbour’s farm located outside of Tønsberg, above the Oslofjord, in the Vestfold of Norway That August he began to excavate a mound on his new...
Our Heritage and Culture- Troll Basics
What’s the history and the mythology of Norwegian trolls? A wonderful article from Andrew McKay on the Life with Norway website provides some rich and fascinating details! The Mythology of...
Our Heritage and Culture- Princess Märtha Louise
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born 22 September 1971) is a Norwegian self-described clairvoyant and the only daughter and elder child of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She was married to the late writer and...
Viking History- A Brief Look at The Vikings in Ireland
The Vikings certainly got around, including a good deal of time in Ireland beginning some 1300 years ago. A detailed article from IrishCentral provides some very interesting history. How the...
Scandinavian American Spotlight – Shared Experience of a Memorable Night
EDITORS NOTE: Normally for the section “Scandinavian American Spotlight”, the TDT focuses on at least somewhat notable or famous Americans of Scandinavian descent. What follows here though are some brief...
October 2021 President’s Message
Fra Presidenten Kathy – October I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the many splendors that summer had to offer and now Fall has finally arrived-I cannot believe we...
Viking History
Architecture In The Viking Age: Urban Planning, Emporia, And Strongholds By Victor Roua Much of Viking Age architecture that was initially rooted in central and southern Scandinavia and then subsequently applied in...
“On The Road” in the 3rd District
The Pennsylvania Dutch Country – the home of Bondelandet Lodge 3-612 Pennsylvania Dutch Country, sometimes called the Distelfink Country, is an area of Southeastern and South Central Pennsylvania that by the American Revolution had a high percentage of Pennsylvani...
Our Heritage and Culture- The Fjord Horse
The Fjord horse or Norwegian Fjord Horse (Norwegian: fjordhest) is a relatively small but very strong horse breed from the mountainous regions of western Norway. It is an agile breed of light draught horse build. All Fjord horses are...
Our Heritage and Culture – What the School Children of Visnes, Norway Know
Norway’s own link to Lady Liberty Many Norwegians are still claiming their own link to the legendary monument in New York’s harbour. Not only have hundreds of thousands of Norwegian...