Morphology is the study of words. How words are structured, patterned and evolve tell us a lot about who influenced what language. In How Vikings Changed the English Language: Spelling we discussed how words were spelt in Old English and Norse – phonetically. However, as English went through the Great Vowel Shift English spelling was [...]
The origin of Modern Norwegian is fairly straight forward. One language evolved into another and so forth without too much complication (compared to English). As mentioned in How Vikings Changed the English Language: First Contact, one of the ways that scholars announce that a language existed is by written evidence. A lot of the earlier [...]
When you look at Norwegian words and English words they are very similar. In fact, you can often make out what a Norwegian word is by the way it looks, however, the sounds can be quiet different. One of the major changes that occurred to the English language is known as the Great Vowel Shift. [...]
One of our readers has directed me to a great resource for my study of the effects of Norwegian on the English language – a series of videos on YouTube by the scholar Alexander Arguelles. The videos present an interesting overview of the Germanic language, and as Norwegian is one of the languages in the Germanic [...]
Reindeer herding is more than just an occupation, it is a way of life and an integral part of the Sami culture and identity.
By our favourite jetty is the cutest little boat shed. We often have picnics there in Summer. It’s nice to just drop by our favourite places in Winter to see how very different but very beautiful everything still is.
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Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.
The bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume worn by both men and women. It can either come from established rural traditions or have a more modern design inspired by historical patterns and cuts.
Norwegian houses are very charming with their wooden panels and slate roofing. It is typical for a house to be painted a strong colour such as red, blue or yellow, but white is the most popular.
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The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.
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