1 ANGLO-NORSE REVIEW THE ANGLO-NORSE SOCIETY – LONDON Patrons: H.M.Queen Elizabeth II H.M. King Harald V Hon. President: H.E. The Norwegian Ambassador. Chairperson: Dr Marie Wells web: www.anglo-norse.org.uk NORSK-BRITISK FORENING - OSLO Hon. President: H.E. The British Ambassador Chairman: Michael Brooks Editor: Marie Wells Oslo contact: Elisabeth Solem
[email protected] [email protected] Page Contents 3 Editorial 4 The Norway Scholarship to Wadham College, Oxford. 5 Sir Richard Dales The Leprosy Campaign that changed the World. Magnus Vollset 8 Norwegian-British Relationships. 13 John Corbet-Milward; Berit Scott; Ian Shrimpton; Angels in the Snow; Susan Keane. Posting – A ‘very well adapted’ System for Travelling in 19th century Norway. Bjarne Rogan 21 Otto Ruge. Hærføreren. By Tom Kristiansen Patrick Salmon 25 Norway, Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Kari Dickson 28 Front cover image. No, this is not some photo from southern Europe that has got onto the cover of the Review by mistake. It is in fact Thomas Angellsgate, Trondheim, taken in June 2019. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 2 3 Editorial The Norway Scholarship to Wadham College, Oxford First, I hope that members are still well, and coping with the dual By Sir Richcard Dales challenges of winter and the restrictions of Covid. As it seems we may not be clear of the virus before some time later in the spring it has already been Ed. Mention of Wadham College in Johanne Elster Hanson’s article about Graham decided to issue another extra Review, this time in late March, to compensate a Greene and Nordahl Grieg in the last issue of the Review made me wonder when and little for the lack of meetings and outings.