Undset wrote sagas of the soul, which revived Old Norse belief that whatever is gained is somehow balanced with a loss.

In ‘This Week in History,’ groundhogs, a cartoonist, and a Pennsylvania editor with a flair for the dramatic create a lasting American tradition.

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a young artist who illustrates for literary giants and creates a lasting visual image of Sherlock Holmes.

In ‘This Week in History,’ a 1,000-year-old crown kept safe in America from the communists finally makes its way home.