My granddaughter had to write a paper about an ancestor that played an important role in history and my first thought was King Olav....

The cardinal rule is, “You never call a Norwegian a Swede.” For that matter, you don’t call a Dane or Finn a Swede, either. I was...

OK, it is confession time. I guess what goes around comes around. I proudly admit that I am a descendant of St. Olav of Norway. However,...