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‘The town has lost it’: Viking’s journey from the abyss to the verge of glory

Not long ago the Norwegian giants were relegated and almost bankrupt – now a first title in 34 years is in reach

There were moments last weekend when Viking’s latest must-win game at Fredrikstad seeme…

8 days ago

The best recent translated fiction – review roundup ⊕⊕

The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten; Woman in the Pillory by Brigitte Reimann; Iran+100, edited by various; Sea Now by Eva Meijer

The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten, translated by Aliso…

9 days ago

Troll 2 review – mythical Scandi-kaiju runs amok in mayhem-filled mockbuster

An enraged behemoth breaks free from a government black site bent on revenge, but there is not much here aside from some monster action

‘We’re going to need more wallpaper” turns out to be the Nordic …

10 days ago

Vålerenga call for anti-doping changes after artificial pitch causes footballer to fail drug test

  • Player ingested a banned stimulant from rubber crumb

  • She has been exonerated but talks of ‘terrible moment’

The Norwegian club Vålerenga have called for anti-doping regulations to be strengthened after…

18 days ago

Stellan Skarsgård starrer Sentimental Value leads nominations for European film awards ⊕⊕

Director Joachim Trier’s family drama has five nominations, including best actor for Skarsgård, while Oliver Laxe’s techno thriller Sirāt has four nominations

Norwegian director Joachim Trier is leadi…

23 days ago

Schubert 4 Hands album review – affectionately searching accounts from two pianists in emotional synergy ⊕⊕

Bertrand Chamayou, Leif Ove Andsnes
(Erato)
Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou find lyrical intimacy and finely tuned emotional balance in Schubert’s late masterpieces for four hands

Schubert’s lat…

25 days ago

Vaim by Jon Fosse review – the Nobel laureate performs a strange miracle

In the Norwegian master’s latest example of ‘mystical realism’, one man makes a dreamlike, hypnotic voyage through life

“I have always known that writing can save lives,” said the Norwegian author Jon…

30 days ago

Meet the new, fun Erling Haaland: he’s laughing but he’ll still destroy you | Barney Ronay

The Norwegian’s goalscoring feats have become so vast they hardly need chronicling, but at least he’s now doing it with a smile

With 27 minutes gone, and Manchester City 1-0 up, Erling Haaland did an …

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