Queen Maud of Norway was born in London in 1869, as Princess Maud of Wales. Her grandmother was none other than the formidable Queen Victoria.
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Queen Maud of Norway | Edward was her father
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and later King Edward VII, was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s eldest son. He was the father of Maud, who in 1905 became Queen Consort Maud of Norway.
Norway’s King Harald V and Queen Sonja | Forces of nature
After a troubled ten-year courtship, the then Crown Prince Harald of Norway finally got his father’s blessing to marry Ms Sonja Haraldsen in 1968.
Queen Maud of Norway | A young lady on the Isle of Wight
On 26 August 1909, a Norwegian newspaper retold a charming story from Cassell’s Saturday Journal, concerning a certain young lady on the Isle of Wight.
The royal palace in Oslo | Built by a French general
As far as palaces go, the official royal residence in Oslo is a modestly sized building. Did you know that it was built by a French general?
Queen Maud of Norway | Where did she come from?
Her Royal Highness Princess Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria of Wales was born on the 26 November 1869, at Marlborough House in London, UK.
Queen Maud of Norway | Alexandra was her mother
Alexandra, Princess of Denmark and later Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, was the daughter of Christian IX and Queen Consort Louise of Denmark. She was the mother of Maud, who in 1905 became Queen Consort Maud of Norway.
Queen Maud of Norway | The secret of the queen’s coffin
In 1938, Norway’s Queen Maud died unexpectedly during a visit to the UK. But what happened to her untombed coffin when the Nazis attacked Norway in 1940?
Norwegian baking through the seasons
"Nevada Berg takes readers back into her Norwegian kitchen, offering a year’s worth of new baking...
The old Norwegian farm | Farmhands could only leave twice a year
Summer and winter Today, the Norwegians think of the year in terms of 4 main seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. But the old Norwegian...
Norwegian Buhund | Herding dog and keeper of ancient traditions
A Buhund is not necessarily equal to a buhund When we talk about a Norwegian buhund, we must distinguish between: The spitz dog type and its place...
Norwegian to English dictionary | The best for genealogists?
In North America and other parts of the world, there are millions of descendants of the nearly 1 million Norwegians who emigrated in the 1800s and...
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Norwegian railway history | The pioneer era 1851-1868
Preparing for progress For thousands of years, the Norwegians relied on boats, horses, reindeer, and their own two feet to transport both goods and...
The old Norwegian farm | Bonde = farmer | Bondegård = farm
The Norwegian word for farm is bondegård - which consists of two words: bonde + gård. In informal speech, people often only use the single word gård...
The Norwegian mountain safety code | Always be prepared
Norway is an eldorado for skiers and mountain hikers, both the experienced and the less experienced. But bad weather and low temperatures can easily...
Folk medicine | As used by the Norwegians
Long before doctors Long before doctors and modern-day laboratories, our ancestors used plants and other natural remedies to help cure their...
The global seed vault | An Arctic Noah’s ark
A global backup facility The majestic Svalbard archipelago – part of the Kingdom of Norway – rises like a frozen oasis from the Arctic Ocean, midway...
Night fishing using a spear and a torch | Lystring
A leister is an ancient tool Lystring is the gerund form of the Norwegian verb å lystre - pronounced [ly`strə]. The word comes from the Old Norse...
The old Norwegian farm | Washing clothes by the creek
Halvor Floden (1884-1956) was a Norwegian teacher and writer. He grew up on the remote farm Kvanbekksetra, in the mountainous and forest-rich region...
The Norwegian kjenge | A wooden drinking bowl
Pronunciation Kjenge The kjenge is predominantly used for drinking beer. It is usually round, whereas the kane has a more elongated shape, like a...
The old Norwegian farm | The Sortehaug farm saga
The municipality of Skodje Skodje is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway (Sunnmøre). The administrative centre of the...
The ancient tradition of Norwegian mountain pasture
Pronunciation Seter Norway is a country full of mountains and forests - vast areas unsuited for the cultivation of grain and other agricultural...
Norwegian censuses | The 1769 census was the first
Norway in 1769 In 1769, Norway was de facto a province under the Danish crown. The young Christian VII, known from the film A royal affair, was king...
A man died after being bitten by a wolf | Norway AD 1720
Vellik was the son of Anders and Mildri, tenants on the farm Nordvoll, and was the oldest of 6 siblings. Vellik married Marit Skarålia in 1716, and...
Stabbur | The food storehouse on the old Norwegian farm
Keeping the rodents out The Norwegians placed the stabbur on top of wooden stilts or boulders; specifically designed to keep rodents and other...
The old Norway – and its last army of storytellers
Our humble beginnings Today, we have forgotten that the humans were also once a wild animal. Every single being was firmly connected to Mother Earth...
Norwegian herder-children | Roaming the mountains all alone
Pronunciation Gjeter With summer came freedom On the historical Norwegian farm, the livestock spent the long winters locked up in cramped and dark...
Norwegian words | Skårfast | Stuck on a mountain ledge
Getting to know the word Skårfast is composed of two words: skår + fast = skårfast In this context, skår – a noun - means a steep mountain or...
Remembering schoolteacher Eilert Wulff | Norway AD 1904
According to his obituary, published in the newspaper Nordkap on 28 October, Eilert Andreas Wulff was born in Kvæfjord, Troms, Norway, in 1874....
Skigard | Means wooden fence in Norwegian
Pronunciation Skigard The grammar A compound word made up of: ski + gard | noun | masculine | the indefinite form: en skigard (a skigard) | the...
Norwegian food history | Milk from the domesticated animals
Food preservation Daily life for the historical Norwegians – living in a climate with long, frosty winters and short summers – was all about...
Kantslått | Means cut grass in Norwegian
Pronunciation Kantslått The grammar A compound word made up of: kant + slått | noun | masculine | the indefinite form: en kantslått (a kantslått) |...
Norwegian Buhund | Herding dog and keeper of ancient traditions
A Buhund is not necessarily equal to a buhund When we talk about a Norwegian buhund, we must distinguish between: The spitz dog type and its place...
The old Norwegian farm | Farmhands could only leave twice a year
Summer and winter Today, the Norwegians think of the year in terms of 4 main seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. But the old Norwegian...
The old Norwegian farm | Moving into the barn during summer
A peculiar custom Every summer in the early 1900s, when spending the summer months with his grandparents, a young Norwegian boy experienced a...
The Norwegians | Masters at sea
For millennia, the Norwegians have been maritime masters, conquering the vast ocean and the country's many inland waterways. Norway has the second...
Norwegian art | The mysterious boy from Setesdal
The painter Sometimes, photographs or paintings draw you in - and with this fascinating oil painting, the painter Carl Fredrik Sundt-Hansen somehow...
Budrått | Means milk products in Norwegian
Pronunciation Budrått The grammar A compound word made up of: bu + drått | noun | masculine | the indefinite form: en budrått (a budrått) | the...
Folktales from the Nordic countries
“A deluxe volume of 16 traditional Nordic folk tales that is sure to impress any fan of cultural...