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Category Archives: Norway
When the Indigenous People of Lapland Were Proselytized
When in Tromsø, I came across many students who claimed to be of Sami ancestry. Many of them wore colourful (tribal) outfits when attending their graduation event. They were proud and I generally admired them:they had not forgotten their probably … Continue reading
Posted in Norway
Tagged François Auguste Biard, indigenous people, Lars Levi Læstadius, proselytisation, Sami, Tromsø Art Museum
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Dear Jonas
Donald Trump has apparently sent a letter to the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, which starts, “Dear Jonas: Since your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping 8 wars PLUS, I no longer feel … Continue reading
Posted in EU, Norway, USA
Tagged Denmark, Donald Trump, Greenalnd, Jonas Gahr Støre, Nobel Peace Prize, World Economic Forum
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Time is Running Out For Nobel Peace Prize
UPDATE below Sitting in his Golden Office like an adolescent with ADHS, the United States’ new KING, Donald Trump, desperately tries to finally force Russia’s dictator and Ukraine’s deplorable president to the negotiation table. So sad, time is running out … Continue reading
Posted in Norway, USA
Tagged Donald Trump, Nobel Peace Prize, Norway, Switzerland, tariffs, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Ascension Day
The gorgeous glas window in Tromø’s Arctic Cathedral displays actually the Return of Jesus, not Ascension Day. I had visited the church for the first time, shortly after my arrival in the Arctic, on Ascension Day 2007 when several newborns … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Norway, Uncategorized
Tagged Arctic Cathedral, Ascension Day, Muhammad, Night Journey, Tromsø
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The Super Blue Blood Moon in Tromsø
Not really expected, when watching the end of the total lunar eclipse today from our offices in Tannbygget in Tromsø, we were really fascinated that the forecast time of the moon’s appearance was so precise. The moon was not really … Continue reading
Posted in Norway
Tagged blood moon, blue moon, lunar eclipse, moon, super moon, Tromsø
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