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Norwegian or Norse Vikings [30] raided and settled in Shetland, Orkney, Ireland, Scotland, and northern England. In the United Kingdom, many names for places ending in -kirk, -ness, -thorpe, -toft and -by are likely Norse in origin. [31] In 947, a new wave of Norwegian Vikings appeared in England when Erik Bloodaxe captured York.
also: People: By gender: Men: By nationality: Norwegian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Norwegian men . Articles on individual men should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents in per cent of total population Total 877 227 213 810 16.0 3.9 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 378 076 51 274 6.9 0.9 Europe except EU/EFTA and UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 499 150 162 535
Norwegian Lutheran churches began to hold their services in English, and the younger generation of Norwegian Americans were encouraged to speak English rather than Norwegian. When Norway itself was liberated from Nazi Germany in 1945, relatively few Norwegian Americans under the age of 40 still spoke Norwegian as their primary language ...
Harald Fairhair (c. 850–932 CE), the first King of Norway; Harald Hardrada (c. 1015 – 25 September 1066 CE), also known as Harald III of Norway, given the epithet Hardrada in the sagas, was King of Norway from 1046 to 1066; Gunnborga (c. 11th century CE), Swedish runemaster responsible for the Hälsingland Rune Inscription 21
The Nordid race has several subraces. The most divergent is the Faelish subrace in western Germany and also in the interior of southwestern Norway. The Faelish subrace is broader of face and form. So is the North-Atlantid subrace (the North-Occidental race of Deniker), which is like the primary type, but has much darker hair.
Norway's food traditions show the influence of sea farming and farming the land, traditions with salmon, herring, trout, cod, and other sea food, balanced by cheese, dairy products and breads. Lefse is a common Norwegian wheat or potato flatbread, eaten around Christmas.
also: People: By gender: Men: By nationality: By occupation: Norwegian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Norwegian men . Articles on individual men should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.