Norway

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27932450

President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to discuss vital issues shaping the future of Europe and beyond. From tackling global trade challenges to addressing the impact of US tariffs, both leaders are determined to speed up energy transitions and boost economic ties. Together, they are paving the way for a more unified and resilient global economy. Watch the full remarks to hear how these two leaders are preparing to face global challenges head-on.

Some of the most common depictions of Vikings show large warriors wearing helmets affixed with horns. But new research finds that the famed helmets discovered in Viksø, Denmark, 80 years ago actually date to about 900 B.C.E., nearly 2,000 years before the Vikings.

“For many years in popular culture, people associated the Viksø helmets with the Vikings,” Helle Vandkilde, an archaeologist at Aarhus University in Denmark, tells Live Science’s Tom Metcalfe. “But actually, it's nonsense. The horned theme is from the Bronze Age and is traceable back to the ancient Near East.”

Viking society only developed in the 9th century C.E., and there is no sign that Vikings really wore horned helmets. According to History.com, the legend likely originated with Scandinavian artists in the 1800s, who popularized portrayals of the nomadic raiders wearing the equipment in their works.

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Thoughts? What's your opinion on the buy-Europe trend?

Honestly, this is one thing I haven't had a chance to try yet.

Hei venner!

I hope this post does not break the rules, last year I ran Lemmyvision a song contest on Lemmy, and I'm excited to announce that the second edition is now live! You're invited to participate by sending a song in Norwegian, or a regional language / dialect from any part of Norway!

For those not in the loop, here's how it works:

TL;DR

• From right now and until April 1st, discuss with your country’s community on Lemmy about which song to send to the contest.
• Submit the song in this community by makign a new thread.
• On April 2nd, voting will begin, where you will rank your favourite songs in a form. Any song not submitted by this date will not be featured.
• On April 8th, results of everyone’s favourite songs will be published.
• You can use !lemmyvision@jlai.lu for any question, this will be the community for updates and results, make sure to subscribe if you’d like to stay in the loop.

You can find all the information needed on this post : https://jlai.lu/post/15932635

Cheers!

I guess some things are just universal across cultures... this is exactly how my Chinese grandma works too

Cross-posted from "A 1300-year-old arrow as it was found lying on the ice at the Lendbreen ice patch in Innlandet County, Norway" by @johsny@lemmy.world in !archery@feddit.org

More reading: https://www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-climate-glaciers/a-1300-year-old-arrow-and-horse-dung-have-emerged-from-a-melting-norwegian-glacier/2405832

Hej!

I know there are a lot of Norway enthusiasts as well as Norwegians / people living in Norway in this community and would like to ask if you have any product/brand recommendations to share with us at !buyeuropean@feddit.uk.

You can post directly to the community or comment here and I can pass it on as well :)

I hear you guys have some awesome wool sweater brands... please share!

The Fiscal Policy Rule is meant to ensure that Norway’s oil fund fulfils its mandate of providing for future generations. Yet a closer look at the principles governing its management shows that it may run out in two generations or less – unless the rule fundamentally changes.

Pt 1

Pt 2

Part 1 here

As you can tell if you watched Pt 1, Norwegian police have a tendency to play favourites...