The name Norge ("the Northern Way") originally pertained to a region of the country before political consolidation under Harald the Fair-Haired around 900 C.E. In later use, the country's name indicates its location on the northern periphery of Europe.
Painter:
"We should no longer paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. We should paint living people who breathe, feel, suffer and love."
~ Edvard Munch
Classical Music:
Edvard Greig, scottish decent, born in Bergen, Norway, discovered at 15 and enrolled in conservatory.
Pop Music:
A-Ah
