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Vintage Sons of Norway lapel pins worn by members. The Sons of Norway was founded as the Independent Order of the Sons of Norway. [2] The organization was founded by 18 members on January 16, 1895, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to insure each other when they were unable to secure life insurance on their own.
Sønner av Norge (Sons of Norway) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1961 directed by Øyvind Vennerød. [1] [2] [3] The script was written by Jørn Ording and Vennerød.Among others, Inger Marie Andersen, Odd Borg, Turid Balke, Arne Bang-Hansen, and Willie Hoel appear in the roles of the residents of Solbråten.
Sons of Norway, the olden kingdom, sing to the harps the festive sounds! Manly and full of solemnity let the music rise, Our song consecrateth the ancestral land. Memories of ancestors gloriously return, each time we mention our ancestral roots. Hearts swelling with pride and glowing cheeks hail the beloved, the sacred name;
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The Sons of Norway, originally a small fraternal benefit organization, now has more than 60,000 members in America and almost 3,000 in Canada. It is dedicated to promoting Norwegian culture and traditions. [15]
The Sons of Norway published a songbook in 1926 that provided a comprehensive collection of Norwegian songs for community singing by its membership. [4] A valuable resource, the book enjoyed large sales before finally, in the 1940s, going out of print. The need had arisen for lyrics in both Norwegian and English. A new edition of the book ...
Bernt Balchen (23 October 1899 – 17 October 1973) was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader.A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
In 2011 he adapted his own novel, the semi-autobiographical Teori og praksis into the film Sønner av Norge (Sons of Norway). In 2018 he published the novel Notes from the Congo. The psychological thriller Swann Song was published by Gyldendal in 2021 and the novel Extermination 2023. He continues to write novels and scripts for film and ...