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unHISTORY II

oil on canvas

110 x 90 cm

2024

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Princess Ragnhild of Norway: A Life of Contrasts.

Princess Ragnhild of Norway was born on 9 June 1930 at the Royal Palace in Oslo, where her parents, Crown Prince Olav and his Swedish-born wife, Crown Princess Märtha had decamped some three weeks before, as a fire had almost destroyed their family home at Skaugum, in the village of Asker, west of Oslo. Ragnhild was the first Norwegian Princess born on Norwegian soil in over six hundred years. In…

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Kyleakin (in Gaelic ‘Caol Àcain’) gets its name from the strait of Kyle Akin: a stretch of water at the entrance of Loch Alsh. Kyle means a narrow, strait of water. The name Akin likely comes from Acain, deriving from the name Haakon after King Haakon the IV of Norway who, supported by Gaelic forces from the Western Isles, anchored his fleet in Kyleakin prior to the battle fought against the Scottish King Alexander III, at Largs in 1263 AD. Another possible origin of Acain is that it is derived from Acunn, a Celtic mythological figure who’s legend has it that he, and his brother Riadh lived happily alongside each other in two towers, then one cold day Riadh stole a burning peat from Acunn’s tower to warm up his own. Acunn and Riadh had a terrible fight resulting in them scattering stones all over the bay of Glenelg. Castle Moil, now a ruin, was a fortress built in the late 15th century allegedly for a Norwegian princess known as 'Saucy Mary'. Princess Mary had imposed a toll for boats crossing the site and used a chain slung from the castle to the mainland to ensure their adherence. Once the crew had paid their toll, the princess would bare her breasts (maybe even give them a jiggle), hence the nickname 'Saucy Mary'.

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Det kongelige mausoleum, hvor dronning Maud og Kong Haakon ligger i den hvite sarkofagen og Kronprinsesse Märta og Kong Olav ligger i den grønne. #akershusslott #akershuscastle #akershusfestning #akershusfortress #oslo #oslonorway #norway #instaoslo #oslogram #opplevoslo #aktivioslo #gatelangsioslo #visitoslo #visitnorway #oslobilde #oslobilder #oslophoto #oslofoto #oslolife #oslogram #oslotips #oslotur #osloigers #oslophotography #oslophotos #osloopplevelser #dronningmaud #queenmaud #konghaakon #kinghaakon #kronprinsessemärtha #crownprincessmartha #kongolav #kingolav (ved Akershus Festning)

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unHISTORY I

oil on canvas

90 x 110 cm

2024

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King Haakon's Courageous Fight.

King Haakon of Norway's courageous fight to remain with his people following the German invasion in April 1940..

With the outbreak of war in western Europe in September 1939, the Scandinavian Kingdom of Norway decided to adopt a neutral stance. Nevertheless, the country’s monarch, King Haakon VII, had strong links to the British Royal Family: his late wife (and first cousin) Queen Maud was the youngest daughter of Britain’s King Edward VII; while Haakon and Maud’s son Crown Prince Olav had been born and…

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Selfie med bilder av Kong Haakon og Dronning Maud på jernbanemuseet på Hamar. #konghaakon #kinghaakon #dronningmaud #queenmaud #speilselfie #selfie #hamar #hedmark #norge #norway #explorenorway #opplevnorge #visitnorway #visithamar #nrkhedopp #visitinnlandet #visithedmark #norskjernbanemuseum #jernbanemuseet #norwegianrailwaymuseum (ved Norwegian Railway Museum)

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Kronprins Olavs eselsadel, 1905. #kronprinsolav #kongolav #kingolav #1905 #dronningsonjakunststall #kunststallen #queenmaud #dronningmaud #konghaakon #kinghaakon #dekongeligesamlinger #theroyalcollection_norway #queensonjaartstable #detkongeligeslott #oslo #oslonorway #norway #opplevoslo #aktivioslo #gatelangsioslo #visitoslo #visitnorway #oslotips #oslotur #osloopplevelser #oslohistorie #oslohistory (ved Dronning Sonja KunstStall)