Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the
Opening of Ohthere's Old English account, translated: "Ohthere told his lord Ælfrede king that he lived northmost of all Norwegians…"
The Oseberg ship at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo
Viking swords found in Norway, preserved at the Bergen Museum
The dragon head of the Myklebust Ship on display at Sagastad in Nordfjordeid
Harald V was King of Norway from 1991 until his death in 2026.
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…few people have to serve if they are not motivated. The Armed Forces are subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. The Commander-in-Chief is King Harald V. The military of Norway is divided into the Norwegian Army, the Royal Norwegian Navy, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, the Norwegian Cyber Defence Force…
Harald with his mother Crown Princess Märtha in 1937
Harald as mascot for the Royal Norwegian Air Force at its Little Norway airfield in Canada, 1943
Harald as a student in the Cavalry Officers' Candidate School, Trandum, 1956/1957