Norwegian Farm Culture

The Norwegian farm culture (Norwegian: bondekultur) was a rural movement unique in values and practices which assumed a form in Viking Age Norway, and continued with little change into the age of firearms – and in many respects even to the early 20th century. It has been described as unique in Europe and was widely celebrated in Norwegian literature during the romantic nationalist movement.

Read more about Norwegian Farm Culture:  18th-century Patriotism, The Romantic Nationalist View, A Historic Basis, Culture and Counter-culture, Characteristics, Relationship To Norway's Aristocracy, The Farmers and Politics

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