Norwegian concepts

I was walking along the fjord not far from our home and came across this old boat. This made me

Many genealogists know about renaming traditions. Some use it for a lot more than it’s worth.

When you get into Norwegian genealogy you will very soon find a number of unfamiliar and sometimes strange ways to

When we read the old church books we sometimes come across the words “publice absolverede”

What has Dan brown’s book got to do with Norwegian genealogy? As insignificant it may seem, it can make a

In this section I want to discuss Norwegian concepts and words that not easily are translated or explained in a