One text from the collection is called Sverris Saga and tells the history of king Sverre Sigurdsson who lived from 1151 to ...

Founded over 1,100 years ago, Tønsberg is officially Norway's oldest town ... by historic wooden buildings that nowadays ...

Researchers have confirmed details from the Sverris Saga using ancient DNA analysis of a body found at Sverresborg Castle. The study combined history, archaeology, and modern genetics, providing insig ...

Combine a stay here with a visit to the highly-rated submerged restaurant Under ... is a historic landmark of western Norway. Høyevarde is one of Norway’s oldest lighthouses and the current ...

Researchers have unearthed new findings about a mysterious, centuries-old corpse that was dumped in a Norwegian castle’s well. Most of what is known about Norway’s early history comes from the ...

These wooden buildings in Bergen’s Old Town next to the harbor were commercial ... Today, these buildings are shops and restaurants. Looking for other cool places in Norway? Bergen has many more ...

Harald, Europe's oldest monarch at age 87, became ill while he was on vacation. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, said in Norway that his father “is doing better now. Now he needs some rest ...

Researchers have connected the identity of skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a passage in a centuries-old Norse text.

The early history of Norway can be traced back to just a few texts, the Old Norse sagas, which describe the beginnings of Norwegian kings from the medieval era. One text from the collection is ...