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The Rise and Fall of Zeppelin L20
How the fearsome "Raider of Loughborough" ended up in a Norwegian scrapyard during World War I
Jun 6
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Lanja Khon-Engheim
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March 2023
What's wrong with this picture?
I asked an AI art engine to generate photos of German soldiers from World War I. The results were...interesting.
Mar 13
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Lanja Khon-Engheim
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February 2023
"Necessity will teach a naked woman to spin"
Faced with a wool shortage in World War II, Norwegian knitters discovered a variety of alternative fibres that could replace the sheep fleece that had…
Feb 4
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Lanja Khon-Engheim
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January 2023
Robber barons? No, rubber barons!
Scandinavia's rubber smugglers during the First World War were a creative bunch. Here's a look at how they tried to evade authorities and make their…
Jan 23
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Review: La Guerre des Lulus by Régis Hautière and Hardoc (Casterman, 2013)
Volume 1 of La Guerre des Lulus (The War of the Lulus) by Régis Hautière and Hardoc introduces us to four French orphans in Valencourt, Picardie. The…
Jan 16
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Lanja Khon-Engheim
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October 2022
Germany's Dragon Riders of the Great War
Abstract. Before the late nineteenth century, dragons were considered unsuitable for use in warfare for a variety of (fairly obvious) reasons. However…
Oct 24, 2022
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September 2022
Å være amerikaner i Norge er vanskelig
For deg som ikke vet—og veldig heldig du er, hvis du har gått glipp av hele Durek-sagaen—er Durek Verrett en selvbeskrevet “sjaman” som er nå forlovet…
Sep 30, 2022
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Lanja Khon-Engheim
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Å være amerikaner i Norge er vanskelig
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Some Friendly Tips for Charles III from an Anti-Monarchist
In September 2022, Charles III ascended the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He inherited an institution that, due to the long tenure of…
Sep 26, 2022
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Lanja Khon-Engheim
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Why you should talk to the Jehovah’s Witnesses who ring your doorbell
I am an atheist but I have still found it instructive to talk to the wandering missionaries who chance to ring our doorbell. Why?
Sep 13, 2022
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Lanja Khon-Engheim
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How Dandelions Saved Norway in World War I
In 1918, Norway was in trouble. World War I was raging across Europe, and although this Scandinavian backwater zealously guarded its neutrality, the…
Sep 1, 2022
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August 2022
Dyrtidens mat: serveres det snart hvalsmør, surrogatkaffe og krigsbrød igjen?
For litt mer enn 100 år siden hersket krig over Europa. Den første verdenskrig varte fra 1914 til 1918. Selv om Norge hadde erklært seg “strengt…
Aug 27, 2022
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Lanja Khon-Engheim
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Dyrtidens mat: serveres det snart hvalsmør, surrogatkaffe og krigsbrød igjen?
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Velkommen til Blomsterenga
Her skriver jeg om mitt liv som utlending i Norge. Jeg flyttet hit for nesten 15 år siden og det er jammen tid at ALLE SKAL VITE hva jeg mener om landet…
Aug 27, 2022
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Lanja Khon-Engheim
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Velkommen til Blomsterenga
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