Margrethe is now the world’s longest serving living monarch, and only queen… Continue reading
Category Archives: History
Queen Elizabeth II and the Nordic Countries
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, tributes have been flooding in from the Nordic countries, sharing their hopes for the reign of King Charles III… Continue reading
‘The Crown’ in Viking Form?
The star of the Netflix hit details filming of the series in Ireland… Continue reading
The Island at the Centre of a Danish-Canadian Border Dispute
Hans Island has frequently found itself the subject of diplomatic rows… Continue reading
The Story of the Finnish Long Drink
Starting as a temporary fix for the 1952 Olympics, the lonkero is now one half of Finland’s glue… Continue reading
The Knighted Penguin
The story behind Brigadier Sir Nils Olav III… Continue reading
Robert Ferguson Searches for the Soul of the North
How the author of ‘Scandinavians’ made us rediscover the Nordic past… Continue reading
A Short History of … Scandinavia’s Alcohol Monopolies
A 2013 survey found that 74 per cent of Norwegians want to keep their alcohol monopoly in place… Continue reading
Have We Found the Truth of MS Estonia’s Fate?
Jon Henley investigates whether the discovery of a four-metre hole proves rumours of a submarine are true… Continue reading
Egill Bjarnason On How Iceland Changed the World
A reporter for foreign outlets has written a book on the unlikely role his country placed in world events… Continue reading
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