History & Culture
Who Was Leif Erikson? by Nico Medina
Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series!Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the...
$6.99
War and Innocence by Hanna Aasvik Helmersen
A young girl's life in occupied Norway (1940-1945) War and Innocence is Hanna Aasvik Helmersen's moving account based on her childhood memories of Norway during WWII. It is the remarkable story of a young girl's experience with the suddenness of...
$15.00
Viking, from Norway To America by Rasmus Elias Rasmussen
Rasmussen's diary recounts the historic journey made by twelve courageous seamen aboard Viking and includes his personal experiences during and after the Fair (1893 Chicago World's Fair). Viking was the first Viking ship to sail in nearly 1,000 years, showing...
$20.00
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 22, No. 2 2024 - The 200th Anniversary of the Restauration Sailing
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. This issue's theme is "The 200th Anniversary of...
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Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 22, No. 1 – 2024 Journeys
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. This issue's theme is "Journeys," and it features...
$5.00
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 21, No. 1 2023 – Staying in Touch
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. Articles in this issue include Norwegian-American Press:...
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Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 20, No. 2 2022 – Traditional Tunes Today
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. The magazine is a benefit to Vesterheim...
$5.00
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Åkeson McGurk
A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids - from Friluftsliv to Hygge. As a new mom in small-town Indiana, Swedish-born Linda Åkeson McGurk came to realize that the parenting philosophies of her native country and her...
$22.00
The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World by Arthur Herman
From a New York Times best-selling historian and pulitzer prize finalist, this sweeping epic melds a compelling historical narrative of war, enterprise, and adventure with cutting-edge archaeological and DNA research. PB.
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The Symra Literary Society: Continuity and Change 1905-2025 by Marvin G. Slind
In 1905, local publishers and intellectual leaders in Decorah, Iowa, founded a Norwegian literary journal, “Symra.” Named after a Norwegian wildflower, it was intended to serve as a focus for literary life in Norwegian America. The journal was well received,...
$10.00
The Sledge Patrol by David Howarth
In 1943, a group of brave Danish and Norwegian hunters carried out one of the most dramatic operations of World War II. Using dogsleds to patrol a stark 500-mile stretch of the Greenland coast, their wartime mission was to guard...
$19.95
The Rømmegrøt Diet by Rolf Svanoe
Reflections on the Norwegian Immigrant Story. This booklet tells the story of Norwegian emigration to the United States through the lens of food. Rømmegrøt is a delicious creamy porridge beloved by many. Through personal stories, the author shows what life...
$13.95
The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow by Elin Anna Labba
The Forced Displacement of the Northern Sámi The deep and personal story—told through history, poetry, and images—of the forced displacement of the Sámi people from their homeland in northern Norway and Sweden and its reverberations today. Starkly poetic and emotionally...
$22.95
The Princess and the Boat Boy, Heroes of the Primstav by Lucy Tokheim
Lucy is bringing out her first comic book! It is her retelling of the legend of St. Sunniva, the first patron saint of Norway. The Norwegian primstav calendar also made its way into this entirely hand-drawn story. 36 pages, black...
$16.00
The Nordic Book of Runes by Jonathan Dee
Learn to use this ancient code for insight, direction, and divination! A guide to the secrets of rune-reading, an ancient predictive art, that teaches you how to lay out runes and interpret them instantly. Runes (meaning a secret or mystery)...
$12.99
The Cabin in the Mountains by Robert Ferguson
The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the significance of a national icon in this charming, affectionate history.
Softcover.
$27.00
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