Did you know the Vikings were passionate about sports? Yes, that’s true. We’d probably be surprised if we travelled back a thousand years and witnessed their commitment to physical fitness. I’ve been […]
Viking sports
A walk in the woods
A walk in the woods. What does that mean to you? Is it simply a walk, or is it a lot more? A good friend of mine says that the woods are […]
Viking skills #3: Woodworking
I rate woodworking as the third most important Viking skill. Why? Because if you lived in northern Europe about 1000 years ago, you needed your woodworking skills to survive. You needed to […]
Viking skills #2: Archery
Archery is magical. Can you remember that first bow you made as a kid, the one who sent your roughly made arrow in among those trees, never to be found again? I […]
Viking skills #1
I have been obsessed with the Viking Age since childhood. Running around in the woods as a little kid, I used to imagine I was a Viking, and in my naive mind, […]
The Ocean – connecting people since the dawn of civilization
I have always been drawn to the ocean. It feels much more like home than any inland area I’ve ever visited. I do not understand that fear of the open ocean that […]
When your characters come alive – in real life
A few weeks ago, I was invited to the west of Norway to visit some people and talk about my books. What a great experience it was! I mean, they had even […]
Bokutgivelsen – nå er jeg glad og sliten! / The Book Launch – Now I’m happy and exhausted!
(Text in English will follow.) Så er endelig min sekstende roman “Isak” ute i butikkene! Jeg lanserte den med brask og bram midt i Oslo, på Sehesteds plass, midt mellom lokalene til […]
Snart ny bok!
Jeg går nå rundt og venter på ny bok: “Isak” kommer i bokhandlene 29. oktober og jeg er selvsagt spent. (rettelse: Den er noen få dager forsinket, og kommer i bokhandlene tirsdag […]
My Viking Heritage
I have written 16 novels, and looking back I see that what I would like to call the Viking spirit can be found in them all. They do not all have a […]
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