New job in sight?
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New job in sight? Today my friends from VisitOslo posted a picture from Oslo on Instagram. One comment asked which street it was … My answer was a direct hit! Maybe one day I should…
Wallmuseum Oldenburg
The Medieval Experience Museum in Ostholstein! In the middle of today’s city of Oldenburg in Holstein, the Oldenburger Wall is not only one of the most important archaeological monuments in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, but…
New books from Norway
Two more new books by Kim Hjardar: I got another package from Norway. The book “Havets herskere” (ISBN: 978-82-826-5465-4) This book presents the society and the unique lifestyle of the Vikings, their ships, weapons and…
Thor statuette from Iceland
On my last visit to the Historical Museum in Oslo, I found a fantastic figure: The Thor statuette Þórslíkneskið was unearthed around 1815/1816 on a farm called Eyrarland in the Akureyri region (Iceland). The original…
Lake Sognsvann
The Sognsvann is a lake in the marka of Norway’s capital Oslo on the northern city limits. The Sognsvann was a drinking water reservoir from 1876 to 1967. At the southern end, on a moraine…
