# Norway
Rare Vintage Wedding Photos That Will Take You Back in Time
When the Prince of Wales married Catherine Middleton in 2011, it was one of the most-watched events ever. 180 countries broadcast the wedding. 72 million people across the globe streamed a British…
CIA Director, William Colby, Got His Start Blowing Up Stuff in Nazi-Occupied Europe
William Colby, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is best remembered for his stint as America's top spy from…
A True Story of WWII Enemies Who Came Together to Survive Turned Into a Movie
Into the White is a 2012 adventure drama set during World War II's Norwegian Campaign. It depicts the travails of…
How Climate Change Spurred Witch Hunts In Medieval Europe Before The Age of Enlightenment
We typically think that climate change is something brought on in modern times, but as an enormous and violent thunderstorm…
The Devil’s Disciples: Twelve Male Witch Trials You Haven’t Heard Of
Say the word 'witch', and the picture that comes to mind is usually that of a woman. These women are…
The First Man to Reach the North and South Poles Mysteriously Disappeared
Few men in recent times have displayed the obsessive desire for exploration more clearly than Roald Amundsen. The intrepid Norwegian…
The Nordic Warriors: 5 Places that Reveal the Secret History of the Vikings
The Vikings were Scandinavians adventurers from modern-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. They took their name from the term for a…
Emerging from the Darkness: 9 Creation Myths from Different Cultures
Creation myths are always a significant part of a culture’s identity. Many other myths that people believe in emerge out of…
Norse Gods: 5 Gods The Vikings Prayed to During Their Reign
When the Vikings first began their raids on England in 787, they had their own pagan religion. Many stories were…
This Day In History: The Traitor Quisling Becomes The Norwegian Prime Minister (1942)
On this day, in 1942 Vidkun Quisling, is made the prime minister of Norway by the German occupiers. Quisling was appointed…