Norwegian Collection (page 14)

A whaler, Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929

Umberto Nobiles hangar, base of the airship Italia, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929. Umberto Nobile (1885-1978) was an Italian aeronaut and Arctic explorer

Blue Star Lines cruise ship SS Arandora Star, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbegen, Norway, 1929. The Arandora Star entered service with the Blue Star Line in 1927

Church, Hammerfest, Finnmark, northern Norway, c1920s-c1930s(?). The town was destroyed by the British in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, by a fire in 1891 and by the Nazis in 1945

Local man with a reindeer, Lyngen, northern Norway, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Local women, Lyngen, northern Norway, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Blue Star Line cruise ship SS Arandora Star, Norway, c1927-c1939. The Arandora Star entered service with the Blue Star Line in 1927. Norway was one of her regular destinations

H. M The King of Norway, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.M The King of Norway, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

Hans Christian Anderson and Henrik Ibsen, c1900. Scandinavian poets of the 19th century. French advertising for Liebig, extract of meat, c1900

Oddbjorn Hagen, Norwegian cross-country skier, Winter Olympics, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1936
Oddbjorn Hagen, Norwegian cross-country skier, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Hagen won the gold medal for the Nordic combined

Nora (A Dolls House) by Henrik Ibsen, c1900. Act 3: Nora tells Helmer she wants to leave him. He leaps up and asks: What? What are you saying? From a series of Famous Tragedies

Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries

Norwegians of the Lovardalsskard, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Mongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 1800-1900. Artist: A Portier
Mongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 1800-1900. The Mongols were nomadic people who raise animals by pasturing and produce everything they need from animals

Ethnology, Races of Man, 1800-1900. Artist: R Anderson
Ethnology, Races of Man, 1800-1900. Engraving to show the Asiatic and European Races: Japanese, Kalmuck Woman, Chinese Mandarin, Esquimaux, Thibetan, Samoied, Hungarian Magyar, Norwegian Lapp

Norwegian Farm Girl, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Norwegian Farm Girl, 1809. The dress of a country girl is very pretty, Her hair is drawn back off her face and plaited with red braids in two long tails

Norwegian Woodcutter, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Norwegian Woodcutter, 1809. The farmers in Norway are said to be the happiest people in the world, they are not common farmers and the land is their own

Types and costumes in Norway, 1879. Artist: Hildibrand
Types and costumes in Norway, 1879. Traditional costume from the Hardanger, Saetersdalen, and the interior of Norway

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright and poet, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Franz Hanfstaengl
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright and poet, late 19th or early 20th century. Ibsen (1828-1906) is often described as the father of modern theatre

Troops on skis on alpine manoeuvres, Norway, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th February 1902

The Norwegian pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Norwegian Passage, c1900. Artist: Edvard Munch
Norwegian Passage, c1900

Child, 1896. Artist: Edvard Munch
Child, 1896

Evening on Karl Johan, 1892. Artist: Edvard Munch
Evening on Karl Johan, 1892

The Voice, 1893. Artist: Edvard Munch
The Voice, 1893

Viking ship, Norway, 9th Century
The Gokstad Ship, Viking, Norway, 9th Century. Front view. Used for a Viking ship burial, the Gokstad Ship was excavated in 1880. From the Viking Ship Museum, Bygdoy

Joh Salve Kallevig, Gudrun Kallevig, Morten Kallevig, c1900-1928. Artist: Eilif Peterssen
Joh Salve Kallevig, Gudrun Kallevig, Morten Kallevig, c1900-1928. Private collection

Woods Covered with Snow, 19th century. Artist: Frits Thaulow
Woods Covered with Snow, 19th century

Tortoise Brooch from a Viking Grave in Norway c10th-11th century. At University Historical Museum. Oslo

Animal in Amber, Norway, Viking Period, 9th century. Amber was traded from the East Baltic. University Historic Museum, Oslo

Norwegian Tapestry from Gudbrandsdal, dated 1620s. Solomon and Sheba. (Lettering at top appears reversed). At Museum of Applied Arts, Oslo

Nativity, Norwegian, 13th Century, in the Stave Church at Al, Hallingdal
Nativity, Norwegian 13th Century, in the Stave Church at Al, Hallingdal. Now at Universitetets Oldsaksamling. Oslo

The Adoration, Norwegian, 13th Century, (20th century)
The Adoration, Norwegian, 13th Century. Painted decoration in the Stave church at Al Hallingdal. Now at Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Oslo

Norwegian painting of the Virgin Mary and St Anne, 13th century
Norwegian painting of the Virgin Mary and St Anne, from the ceiling of Stave Church at Al, Hallingdal. Now in Universiteters Oldsaksamling, Oslo, 13th century

Norwegian painting of the flight to Egypt, 13th century
Norwegian painting of the flight to Egypt, from the ceiling of Stave Church at Al, Hallingdal. Now in Universiteters Oldsaksamling, Oslo, 13th century

Norwegian painting showing a family with fourteen children, 17th century
Norwegian painting from a church showing a family with fourteen children, from Oslo Folk Museum, 17th century

A Warder - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Warder piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Knights - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Knight pieces from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

A Knight - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Knight piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Norwegian tapestry detail of the Journey of the Magi, 18th century
Norwegian tapestry detail of the Journey of the Magi, from the Museum of Applied Arts, Oslo, 18th century

Norwegian painting of the last supper, 13th century
Norwegian painting of the last supper, from the apse of Stave church from Gol in Hallingdal. The church was built around 1200 AD

Gold bracteate from a fifth century Norwegian hoard, 6th century
Gold bracteate from a Norwegian hoard, based on a Byzantine coin, 6th century

A Bishop - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Bishop piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

A Queen - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Queen piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. King and Queen pieces from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Peter Christian Asbjornsen (1812-1885), Norwegian folklorist and naturalist. Asbjornsen was employed as Inspector of Forests for Trondheim

Amundsens airship, the Norge, over the North Pole, 1926. Raold Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer made a successful flight over the North Pole aboard the Norge on 11-14 May 1926

Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian Arctic explorer, scientist and diplomat, 1915. Nansen made the first crossing of Greenland in 1888

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