June 2013
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May 2013
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Hello, My great Uncle Boris Von Magnus was in the SS on the pat front. He spent a few years up there with the Finns. He said that they were crazy that they were very cunning and extremely good fighters. He mentioned hollowed out trees for ambushing, letting the Russians get halfway across lakes or rivers and then blowing the ice up from beneath them. He said he saw this happen on many occasions. Whole formations of men and equipment would simply disappear under the ice. To him they were best.
April 2013
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March 2013
3 posts
February 2013
4 posts
Ja, vi elsker dette landet
Sissel & The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Ja, Vi Elsker Dette Landet (“Yes, we love this land”) is currently considered Norway’s de facto national anthem.
The lyrics were written by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, and the melody by his cousin Rikard Nordraak some time in the 1860s. The song was first performed on 17 May 1864, the 50th anniversary of Norway’s constitution.
The song holds no official standing as a national anthem, and for a long time was used alongside Sønner av Norge at official functions. However, the 1994 song Mitt Lille Land by Ole Paus has been gaining popularity since 2011, with some calling it a “new national anthem”.
