King Harald V

King congratulates Norway's monarch on his accession to thronePetra News AgencyAmman, Jan 23 (Petra) – His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday sent a cable to his Majesty King Harald V of Norway congratulating him on the anniversary of his accession to the throne. The King wished King Harald V continued good health and happiness ...  

The ambassador conveyed greetings of His Majesty King Abdullah II to King Harald V as well as his wishes of further progress and prosperity to the people of Luxembourg. King Harald V valued King Abdullah's efforts to bring about peace and stability in the ...  

Norway salutes Wirral's own Viking expert, Prof Stephen HardingWirral NewsIt is the highest honour Norway's King Harald V can confer on a citizen of another country who is not a head of state. Professor Harding, who was born in Wallasey and went to Wallasey Grammar School, was honoured for his “outstanding work in spreading ...  

STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Harald von Heyden, SVP Business Division Asset Optimisation and Trading, leaves Vattenfall and terminates his contract on 30 June 2012. Harald von Heyden has, at his own request, decided to leave Vattenfall for personal reasons and move back to Norway. He has worked in Vattenfall's Executive Group Management since May 2010, first as Head of Trading and Coordination of Generation Management, and then...  

The Viking Age was characterized by expansion and emigration by Viking seafarers. According to tradition, Harald Fairhair (Harald Hårfagre) unified them into one in 872 after the Battle of Hafrsfjord in Stavanger, thus becoming the first king of a united ...  

Watch the University of Edinburgh's Harald Haas discuss how future wireless data can be transmitted through lightbulbs. When we use smartphones or tablet PCs to surf the internet, check emails, share pictures, engage in social networking, or ...  

Eriksmoen: Norway 'accordion king' established himself in North DakotaIn-ForumThe first musician to make a recording in Norway later became a farmer, movie theater manager and grocery store owner in northwestern North Dakota. Carl Mathisen, dubbed Norway's “accordion ambassador,” became a farmer, movie theater manager and ...  

MetroNorway struggles to overcome butter shortage,Monsters and Critics.com'He said he was going to deliver it somewhere in Norway. It is almost as if he had a middleman who was going to sell it,' a customs official at the Svinesund border crossing shared with neighbouring Sweden was quoted as saying. ...Norway Braces For A Christmas Without ButterNPR (blog)Norway runs out of butterToronto StarNorway butter crisis spreads as nation consumes...  

BBC NewsNorway: Investigation essentially clears police of failures in response to ...Washington PostOSLO, Norway — A police committee on Friday cleared Norwegian officers of major failures for their response to the massacre of 77 people this summer, but families of the victims called the inquiry too weak. Police have been criticized for a series of ...Norway police response to Breivik' attack 'adequate'BBC NewsNorway police say did all they...  

Yahoo! Eurosport UKNorthug takes another sprint to win 15K race in cross-country World Cup ...Washington PostROGLA, Slovenia — Norway's Petter Northug showed his sprinting ability again, winning a 15-kilometer mass start race Saturday and extending his overall lead in the cross-country skiing World Cup standings. The double Olympic champion cruised with the ...CROSSCOUNTRY SKI: NORWAY'S FALLA, SWISS COLOGNA WINNERSAgenzia Giornalistica...  

From the readers: Preacher hindering Norway progressThe Tand D.comI congratulate Mr. Jim Preacher on being elected mayor of Norway, but I also have some concerns. First, there is a commercial contractor who has been hired and is overseeing the final stages of the Old Willow School renovation. ...  

CBC.caShould a shipwreck in Nunavut be brought back to Norway?CBC.caAmundsen, a national hero in Norway, led the first successful sailing expedition through the Northwest Passage in the early 1900s. The ship was sold to the Hudson Bay Company in 1926 and renamed the Baymaud. It was used as a floating warehouse and ...Ottawa nixes Norway's request for return of historical sunken shipYahoo! News Canada (blog)Feds nix export permit for polar...  

FRANCE 24Norway wins women's handball world championshipsFRANCE 24Norway trounced France 32-24 to win the women's world championships in handball on Monday, adding one more trophy to their collection, which includes Olympic gold and the title of defending European champions. By News Wires (text) AFP - Olympic and ...  

En dansk mønt fra vikingetiden føjer til teorier om, at Harald Blåtand til dels lykkedes med at lave en møntreform i Danmark. Mønten er den første af sin slags fundet med metaldetektor i Danmark.  

TM King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, TM King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway, TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary...