Comments on: King Harald V of Norway: The Story of Norway’s Current Monarch

By: John iazzetti

John iazzetti — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:17:18 +0000

I recently saw two movies about Norway in World War II. I think the of one was “The King”, about King Haaken and the Norwegian government when the Nazis invaded. The second is “Narvik”. I enjoyed both and I am also reading “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. The bravery and courage exhibited by the Monarchy and the Norwegian people during those difficult times should never be forgotten. God Bless Norway.

By: David Amdahl

David Amdahl — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 01:36:12 +0000

I was in Norway the summer of 1983 and saw the outpouring of genuine love and respect for Olav on his 80th birthday. I thought at the time; how wonderful, stabilizing and uniting it was to have a man so universally admired as the face of the Nation. Constitutionally Harald has more power than you give him credit for but like his grandfather and father before him he defers to the will of the people as expressed through the Storting. I believe this to be an important factor in the continuing support for the royal family

By: Edwin Burke

Edwin Burke — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:50:34 +0000

Due to my membership with Nordmann Forbundet now part of NorAm the story of Harold’s refugee status during the war years was brought to my atttention through their magazine dating back to 2000 or there abouts. My maternal roots immigrated from Holmestrand and Ibestad during the early 1900’s. So anything Norwegian is of special interest!

By: Solfrid Hjelmas

Solfrid Hjelmas — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:03:51 +0000

In reply to Gretha J Monlezun. So true everything becomes twisted in the politics in US, very sad.

By: Gretha J Monlezun

Gretha J Monlezun — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:53:16 +0000

I am from Norway and is 3 yrs younger than King Harald so I grew up with what happened during the war. I am so happy that Norway have a King that does not make every thing in to politic like in US.
Keep your King and be happy

By: Curt Larsen

Curt Larsen — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:53:06 +0000

As an American of Norwegian descent w
It’s roots in Trondheim, I never really knew of the Royal family’s sheltering in this country until the recent TV series on PBS. Although tha film was a bit fanciful, and a bit inaccurate, it was an introduction into the reality of what really happened.