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Making the Most of Winter

Posted on January 7, 2020

Are you making the most out of your winter? GNS professor Claus E. Andersen talked to NBC15 News about the idea of “hygge” and what it means to embrace the winter months instead of fighting …

Posted in Nordic, Nordic News

Scott Mellor presents at “The Formula in Oral Poetry and Prose Conference”

Posted on December 12, 2019

On December 7th Scott Mellor presented his paper titled Oral-Formula and Formulaic Syntax in The Poetic Edda revisited at The Formula in Oral Poetry and Prose Conference in Tartu, Estonia. The symposium’s aim was to discuss …

Posted in Nordic, Nordic News

Feasibility, Ethics and Consequences of the Technological Advancements in Society

Posted on November 11, 2019

By Michelle Peterson University of Wisconsin–Madison Published in 1969, Freezing Down introduces readers to the unique and futuristic life of a fiction editor named Bruno. Living in a time with technological advancements, individuals can choose …

Posted in Essay, Non-FictionTagged Anders Bodelsen, Denmark, Literature, Michelle Peterson

Norwegian Civil Resistance of the Nazi Occupation: 1940-1945

Posted on November 11, 2019

By Kourtney Juhl Minnesota State University, Mankato After finally gaining independence in 1905,[1] Norway had been a nation intent on building a national identity and relishing their freedom. The Norwegian Kingdom had successfully lived in …

Posted in Essay, Non-FictionTagged Kourtney Juhl, Nazi Germany, Norway, WWII

The True Hero

Posted on November 11, 2019

By Jonathan Chang University of California, Los Angeles Heroes are subjective. According to scholar of epics Dean Miller, “the word ‘hero’ projects to us a kind of spurious solidity, so that we use it, and …

Posted in Essay, Non-FictionTagged Beowulf, Jonathan Chang

Subsistence Change for the Norse Vikings at Brattahlid, Greenland

Posted on November 11, 2019

By Jennifer Lien University of Wisconsin–Madison The immigration of the Viking pioneers to the North Atlantic islands was a period of expansive exploration, settlement, and colonization. Primary sources such as the King’s Mirror and Erik …

Posted in Essay, Non-FictionTagged Greenland, Jennifer Lien, Vikings

A Toast from the High Seat: The Feast in the Viking Age

Posted on November 11, 2019

By James Andersen University of Oregon Firelight dances among raucous figures, casting long twisting shadows into the smoky heights of the hall. The din of laughter echoes out into the night, resounding beneath the high-gabled …

Posted in Essay, Non-FictionTagged James Andersen, Vikings

At the Intersection of Religion and Divorce in History: A Comparative Analysis of Short Stories by Amalie Skram and Kate Chopin

Posted on November 11, 2019

By Ellen Robison University of Wisconsin–Madison Author and scholar Reza Aslan argues that “literature offers not just a window into the culture of diverse regions, but also the society, the politics; it’s the only place …

Posted in Essay, Non-FictionTagged Amalie Skram, Ellen Robison, Literature, Religion

The Humanitarian Superpower Myth: Norwegian shortcomings in response to the refugee crisis

Posted on November 11, 2019

By Siri Block St. Olaf College I. Introduction Norway has long been established as a nation of peace; they award the Nobel Peace prize, settle conflicts between feuding nations, and act as a social progressive …

Posted in Essay, Non-FictionTagged Humanitarianism, Norway, Siri Block

Remembering Klaus L. Berghahn

Posted on November 4, 2019

Klaus L. Berghahn August 5, 1937 – November 1, 2019 Klaus Berghahn was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, the youngest of five children of Wilhelm and Anna Berghahn. Klaus came of age in the aftermath of …

Posted in German, German+ News
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