https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Archeologists have now found a skeleton in the suspected Viking-era tomb a Norwegian couple discovered last week under their house -- but the bones have been broken into pieces. https://www.thelocal.no/20200601/viking-age-skeleton-found-under-norway-couples-house Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:35:39 +0200 viking-age-skeleton-found-under-norway-couples-house A couple in northern Norway were pulling up the floor of their house to install insulation when they found a glass bead, and then a Viking axe. Now archeologists suspect they live above an ancient Viking grave https://www.thelocal.no/20200526/norway-couple-find-viking-grave-under-floor-of-house Tue, 26 May 2020 15:41:13 +0200 norway-couple-find-viking-grave-under-floor-of-house Norway's government has agreed to fund the first excavation of a Viking ship burial for over 100 years, launching a race to pull the vessel out of the ground before it is destroyed by fungus. https://www.thelocal.no/20200511/norway-to-fund-first-excavation-of-viking-ship-burial-in-100-years Mon, 11 May 2020 18:08:54 +0200 norway-to-fund-first-excavation-of-viking-ship-burial-in-100-years A fourth man has now been arrested in connection with the theft of 400 Viking treasures from the University Museum of Bergen, which is now returning the objects to their displays. https://www.thelocal.no/20171110/viking-treasures-returned-to-norwegian-museum Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:54:16 +0100 viking-treasures-returned-to-norwegian-museum Two people have been held by police on suspicion of stealing up to 400 Viking objects from the University Museum of Bergen. https://www.thelocal.no/20171109/two-men-arrested-for-norway-viking-museum-heist Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:16:39 +0100 two-men-arrested-for-norway-viking-museum-heist Some 400 Viking objects were stolen from a Norwegian museum at some time over the weekend of August 11th-13th, the museum's director said Sunday, describing the loss as "immeasurable". https://www.thelocal.no/20170821/400-viking-objects-stolen-in-norway-museum-heist Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:38:46 +0200 400-viking-objects-stolen-in-norway-museum-heist Several burglars climbed a scaffold to raid a collection on the seventh story of the University Museum of Bergen. https://www.thelocal.no/20170814/high-value-objects-stolen-from-norway-museum Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:00:32 +0200 high-value-objects-stolen-from-norway-museum Theme park Thors Rike (Thor’s Kingdom) wants to attract Viking enthusiasts from all over the world. https://www.thelocal.no/20170307/norwegian-theme-park-wants-to-be-viking-capital-of-the-world Tue, 07 Mar 2017 13:37:42 +0100 norwegian-theme-park-wants-to-be-viking-capital-of-the-world The world's largest Viking dragon ship in modern times is moored in New York this week and is offering deck tours to visitors, after departing Scandinavian shores in late April. https://www.thelocal.no/20160921/watch-this-nordic-viking-ship-sail-into-new-york-sweden-norway Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:00:43 +0200 watch-this-nordic-viking-ship-sail-into-new-york-sweden-norway The world's largest Viking ship in modern times has reached Canada after a challenging journey across the Atlantic, departing Scandinavian shores in late April. https://www.thelocal.no/20160602/ahoy-the-vikings-are-back-in-north-america Thu, 02 Jun 2016 13:42:56 +0200 ahoy-the-vikings-are-back-in-north-america The world's largest Viking ship in modern times is about to set sail across the Atlantic. https://www.thelocal.no/20160425/nordic-viking-ship-ready-for-its-atlantic-voyage Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:22:19 +0200 nordic-viking-ship-ready-for-its-atlantic-voyage Norwegian researches opened a tomb containing the remains of descendants of Viking leader Rollo in Normandy, France on Monday with the aim of putting an end to a centuries-long debate: was Rollo Danish or Norwegian? https://www.thelocal.no/20160302/was-viking-ruler-rollo-danish-or-norwegian Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:49:35 +0100 was-viking-ruler-rollo-danish-or-norwegian UPDATED: A hiker travelling the ancient route between western and eastern Norway found a 1,200-year-old Viking sword after sitting down to rest after a short fishing trip. Further studies of the area will take place next spring. https://www.thelocal.no/20151021/hiker-finds-1300-yr-old-viking-sword Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:35:41 +0200 hiker-finds-1300-yr-old-viking-sword A Norwegian photographer who specialises in Vikings has started a Facebook campaign to protest white supremacist groups' use of his photos without permission. https://www.thelocal.no/20150810/viking Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:42:23 +0200 viking A Norwegian further education college is starting a programme for want-to-be Vikings where students will learn essential Viking crafts, such as sword forging, jewellery making, and roof thatching. https://www.thelocal.no/20150803/norway-starts-school-for-vikings Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:19:57 +0200 norway-starts-school-for-vikings An ornate viking sword on display for the first time at Oslo's Museum of Cultural History may have belonged to one of the Viking warriors Denmark’s King Canute hand-picked to attack England. https://www.thelocal.no/20150715/viking-sword-linked-to-canutes-attacks-on-england Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:22:07 +0200 viking-sword-linked-to-canutes-attacks-on-england Forget about the Viking Age beginning with the brutal sacking of Lindisfarne Priory in 793. According to new research, Norwegian Vikings began long sea voyages at least 70 years earlier, but they came looking for trade not plunder. https://www.thelocal.no/20150427/vikings-voyages-began-earlier-than-thought Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:07:45 +0200 vikings-voyages-began-earlier-than-thought The Local's look at the Old Norse words that entered the English language after the Viking longships arrived in the 8th Century, emphasises just how much violence and destruction they brought in their wake. https://www.thelocal.no/20140107/gallery-what-the-vikings-did-for-english Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:59:00 +0100 gallery-what-the-vikings-did-for-english Norway's government is lobbying to get three Viking ship burial grounds and a viking quarry classified as Unesco World Heritage sites, hoping that this will help draw more tourists the country. https://www.thelocal.no/20131218/norway-pushes-to-get-viking-sites-on-un-list Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:55:00 +0100 norway-pushes-to-get-viking-sites-on-un-list A group of Norwegian investors plan to build the world's largest Viking theme park in a village in western Norway, luring tourists with roller coasters, staged Viking battles, and Viking-style feasts. https://www.thelocal.no/20131202/norway-plans-worlds-largest-viking-theme-park Mon, 02 Dec 2013 12:44:57 +0100 norway-plans-worlds-largest-viking-theme-park