His Majesty King Harald V (Left) with Her Excellency Tuot Panha. On 30 October 2025, Her Excellency Tuot Panha presented her credentials to His Majesty King Harald V at the Royal Palace in Oslo, ...

Harald Hardrada (1015—1066) was an extraordinary man with an extraordinary life story. He also lived in an extraordinary time. The combination of these factors makes him a fascinating character. Yet ...

The early history of Norway, and Scandinavia in general, is characterized by powerful seafarers, traders, and warriors and by rich heathen mythologies and ambitious chieftains. The fierce sons of ...

On July 4, 1825, 52 Norwegians, many of them Quakers seeking religious freedom, boarded a ship named Restauration in Stavanger, Norway. They arrived in New York City on Oct. 9, 1825, laying the ...

“It was incredible,” said Luther College senior, Carter Thompson, who got to see him on campus. “This is one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and it’s so awesome that he’s coming here to ...

*The upcoming Netflix documentary “Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story,” premiering September 16, dives into the romance between Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise and Hollywood shaman Durek Verrett.

Norwegian royalty is coming to Iowa. Prince Haakon, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne, is making a trip to the United States, stopping in three different states — including northeast Iowa — ...

The 1,000-year-old "king" piece from a Viking board game is one of the few depictions of a ruler from the Viking era, according to a new analysis. "The figure is depicting a late tenth-century king," ...

As the opening shots of the BBC’s King & Conqueror written by Michael Robert Johnson unfold, the sounds of swords clashing and voices shouting explode - as you can only imagine on a 1066 battlefield.

Aug. 18 (UPI) --The stepson of the presumed next king of Norway was charged Monday on multiple offenses, including rape. Marius Borg Hoiby, the 27-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock submerged in Norway’s Alta River and have gills, you probably missed the news announced in a press-release-style note last month. “Largest Atlantic Salmon Landed ...