Scandinaviana

Lars von Trier's already-now infamous "I'm a Nazi," quip was apparently part of a rambling response to a question about hi...

Self-described "best film director in the world" Lars von Trier, whose ouevre includes Dancer In the Dark and Breaking the Wave...

This post currently consists of notes towards an essay in occasional progress on Vikings in popular culture. **** Everyone knows that Vi...

Does it violate the blogger code of ethics to edit your published posts? I'm a neophyte to blogger culture. Indeed, not even that. The S...

Legendary Norwegian runner Grete Waitz won a record nine New York City marathons, a gold medal at the 1983 world championships, and a silv...

In Norse mythology, Jormungandr, the world serpent, is one of the three monstrous offspring of the god Loki. Jormungandr's siblings a...

Today "The Danish history Books I-IX" by Saxo Grammaticus. His chronicle of the kings of Denmark, as I understand it, is at least ...