The country’s famously steep mountains and deep fjords were shaped by the glaciers that covered Scandinavia 10,000 years ago.

In cultures around the world, stories of great battles and powerful people are passed down from generation to generation.

castles, palaces: symbols of power and status have taken many forms down the ages, and for the Vikings what really counted was the longship. This month Norwegian archaeologists hope to complete ...

it has been a war-time sanctuary for members of the Norwegian royal family and a youth hostel. There had been recent plans to turn it into a hotel. Carbisdale became known as the Castle of Spite ...

Mette-Marit and Haakon spared no expense when they hosted a joint 50th birthday party at the palace in Oslo.The Crown Prince Couple invited 400 guests to a huge party.