Modern Viking
Hobart, Lief Larsen, The Mercury, Norway, Norwegian, WWII, World War, war, wars, World War II, Second World War, TAS, Tasmania, Viking, navy, naval forces
A short article with photograph on page 22 of the Hobart newspaper ‘The Mercury’ on September 5, 1953. The article reports the recent activities of the World War Two Norwegian resistance hero Lief Larsen. The article describes Larsen as a ‘Modern Viking’.
Anon.
National Library of Australia
The Mercury
5 September 1953
National Library of Australia
Newspaper Article; PDF
English
Ancient Viking Ships
Brisbane, Gokstad, Norway, Norwegian, QLD, Queensland, The Queenslander, reconstruction, ship, ships, shipbuilding, Viking, vikings
An article on page 46 of the Brisbane newspaper The Queenslander on May 26, 1932. The public interest piece reports on the decision of the Norwegian government to reconstruct the Viking-Age Gokstad ship from the pieces recovered during excavation. It is suggested that the Gokstad ship would be the worlds oldest seagoing ship. The final paragraph of the article, which begins with ‘There was a virile romance about the vikings and their ships’, claims that it was a Viking tradition for captives to be tied down and crushed by the ships when they hit the water when being launched. Not surprisingly, this ‘fact’ is not found in modern scholarly works about the Vikings.
Anon
National Library of Australia
The Queenslander
26 May 1932
No Copyright
Newspaper Article; PDF
English
Viking Unsweetened Milk
Fremantle, Henri Nestle, Nestle, Norwegian, Norway, Perth, Preston and Co., Viking, vikings, advertising, advertisement, ad, WA, Western Australia, Western Mail, milk
An advertisement on page 15 of the Perth newspaper ‘Western Mail’ on September 8, 1899. The advert is for unsweetened milk made by Henri Nestle in the ‘highlands’ of Norway and sold by Preston and Co. in Fremantle, Western Australia. The product is presumably called ‘Viking’ because it comes from Norway, one of the Scandinavian countries from which the Vikings originated.
Anon.
National Library of Australia
Western Mail
8 September 1899
No Copyright
Newspaper Advertisement; PDF
English
Modern Viking Family
Brisbane, The Courier-Mail, Norway, Norwegian, QLD, Queensland, ship, Viking, vikings, ships
An article on page 3 of the Brisbane newspaper The Courier-Mail on October 4, 1951. The article ‘Modern Viking Family Here’ reports on a Norwegian family who had sailed to Queensland in search of a pleasant place to live. Their origin and sailing presumably led to them being described as modern Vikings.
Anon.
National Library of Australia
The Courier-Mail
4 October 1951
No Copyright
Newspaper Article; PDF
English