by Lyonel Perabo | Jan 31, 2016 | BIVROST Stories
High up North along the coast of Arctic Norway lie two long fjords whose names call back memories of ancestral Gods and a civilization that has now become legend. These fjords are the fjords of the ancient Norse Gods. There is a lot we modern people simply...
by Lyonel Perabo | Jan 14, 2016 | BIVROST Stories
Most everyone knows that Alcohol has been part of human culture and society for a very, very long time. But when was it exactly that humans drank the first drop of alcohol? Was alcohol invented? Discovered? And how much did our ancient longing for the drink actually...
by Lyonel Perabo | Jan 5, 2016 | BIVROST Stories
Where does Santa live? Somewhere up North for sure, but where exactly…It´s this crucial question that the Arctic countries have been waging war against each other over for the last couple decades, a most tragic war, the Arctic Santa War! Any kid...
by Lyonel Perabo | Dec 29, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
The numerous traditions surrounding Jul, the Nordic Christmas, are both unique and colorful. Some of the most remarkable and noteworthy ones are presented today. As we established in the previous post of this series ( Jul, a Nordic Christmas pt 1 : The Ancient...
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,...