av Paal Leveraas | mar 26, 2026 | History of Norway, Oslo
One of the first things we were pointed to when the guide course started was 26 specific years. Here is a thorough walkthrough of these years. 793 — The Viking Age begins Photo: matthew Hunt CC BY 2.0 On 8 June 793, Norse raiders attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne...
av Paal Leveraas | feb 10, 2026 | History of Norway, Oslo
Norwegian history is often introduced with a neat starting point: one man, one battle, one moment when a country became a kingdom. In that version of the story, Harald Hårfagre stands at the centre. He is presented as the first king of Norway, the man who united the...