Webpages tagged with «Norway»

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Published Nov. 25, 2022 12:57 PM

Nothing is so boundless as the sea. This is how the Novel Garmann and Worse written by the famous Norwegian author Alexander Kielland begins. What is it about sperm whales and authors?

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Published Nov. 24, 2022 2:41 PM

In the second half of the nineteenth century, Norway became a popular destination for British tourists. Among these were mountaineers such as William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929), who soon established multiple connections to the country.

Photograph of Tørfoss Kven Farm.
Published Apr. 7, 2022 2:55 PM

What does a Northern Norwegian farm tell us about Kven settlements and Kven traditions?

List of objects collected during French research travels.
Published Apr. 7, 2022 2:54 PM

What can a French administrative classification of a Northern Norwegian collection tell us about how the Nordic region was understood from a foreign perspective?

Fossil of an ammonite
Published Apr. 7, 2022 2:54 PM

Most people don’t know this, but Nansen also mapped geological features and collected fossils on his polar expedition with Fram. While on Franz Josef Land, he took samples of fossils that have subsequently been important in understanding the geology of the archipelago and the formation of the Barents Shelf. 

Front page of the diary.
Published Apr. 7, 2022 2:54 PM

How was it possible to collect bird songs in the Nordic regions before the invention of audio recording?  

People workning in a big room. A nice clothed woman is visiting. Painting.
Published Sep. 2, 2021 3:13 PM

Despite strict limitations enforced by the absolute monarchy, the public and culture of print in 18th century Denmark–Norway were diverse and vibrant. 

Published Dec. 14, 2010 2:34 PM