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Norwegians flocked to public squares across the country Thursday and lifted their voices in song. Inspired by a Facebook-organized protest tens of thousands gathered with the goal of facing down terror with the power of music. Our target: the far-right fanatic terrorist from July 22 last year, now on trial for the bombing and shooting […]

Roald Amundsen Norway first to reach the South Pole

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| Culture, History, Nature, Sports, Winter

The Polar Explorer, Discoverer, Researcher and Pioneer Amundsen from Norway became the first person to reach the South Pole on Dec. 14, 1911. Hosting a blog about Norway; our history, culture, traditions and habits, it would have been a disgrace not to mention it today – 100 years later. This year actually call for double […]

Nobel Peace Prize from Norway to women rights activists

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| History, Tradition

The Peace prize 2011 awarded by the Nobel Committee in Norway was to be divided in three equal parts between Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. This important yearly event is of course to be mentioned here since my blog is about Norway: our history, culture and traditions and also since I often […]

Nobel Peace Prize 2010 awarded China dissident Liu Xiaobo

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| Habits, History, Tradition

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2010 Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. From the committee’s announcement it’s written:”Over the past decades, China has achieved economic advances to which history can hardly show any equal and this status must entail increased responsibility. China is […]

Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama in Oslo Norway

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| History, Tradition

President Barack Obama received the Norwegian Nobel Peace Committee’s award for 2009 in Oslo, Norway yesterday. A lot of pro et contra has been said about this years award: “A Nobel for nothing”, “Too much too soon”, “Sorry, Obama, you don’t deserve it yet”, “Peace Prize to Obama, but it’s not his fault” etc. However […]

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Norway faces down terror with love care and roses

Roald Amundsen Norway first to reach the South Pole

Nobel Peace Prize from Norway to women rights activists

Nobel Peace Prize 2010 awarded China dissident Liu Xiaobo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama in Oslo Norway