Norwegian concepts

Let me just say it straight: Norwegian Easter is wonderfully confusing the first time you experience it.

The Black Death is often described as a single, terrible event. In Norway, it was both an event and the

When you research Norwegian ancestors, “where” can change depending on the year. Norway’s local identity is stable, but the official

When searching for Norwegian ancestors many of us find farmers described as a leiglending. What did this mean?

Here is a look into how the communities took care of the poor people.

Most of us have today some sort of pension waiting for us when our working days are over.

  The title “husmann” appear in all the sources we use in  Norwegian genealogy.