av Paal Leveraas | jul 27, 2026 | History of Oslo
Walking through Middelalderparken with guide Sara from Oslo Ladegård is a walk between two men who once ran this city: the bishop, who governed from the north end of the park, and the king, who governed from the south. It takes ten minutes to cross the distance...
av Paal Leveraas | feb 9, 2026 | History of Norway, Norwegian Society, Oslo
Norwegian history is often told in fragments: a dramatic Viking Age, a long union period, a sudden constitutional moment in 1814, and then a rapid leap into modern prosperity. Seen together, however, it is a remarkably coherent story about how a small,...