by Lyonel Perabo | Oct 31, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
Norway was one of the focal points of both the allies and the axis during the second World War. Numerous battles and other capital events took place on Norwegian soil but none is more harrowing than the Arctic escape of sergeant Jan Baalsrud in 1943. In April 1940,...
by Lyonel Perabo | Aug 25, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
During the long Cold War, Norway, as a member of NATO and direct neighbor to the Soviet Union, was in a crucial and critical position. Unwilling to leave their country unprotected in case of a conflict, Generals and other officials decided to establish a formidable...
by Lyonel Perabo | May 19, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
The seventeenth of May is Norway’s National day, celebrated all over the country and throughout the world wherever there are Norwegians, but the meaning of this day is somewhat different for those living in the Norwegian High North… 1814 was a very...