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The
Vikings
Depending on your point of
view, they were either artistic farmers who liked to go away on holiday
a lot - and discovered America centuries before Columbus - or
feared
invaders of much of Europe for hundreds of years. Fascinating
stuff, either way.
The
Utvandring (emigration)
Many Norwegians
emigrated to America, especially in the 100 years starting around 1825.
North
Sea Oil
Finding oil in the 1960's,
along the boundary between Norway and Britain, transformed the economy
and finances of Norway.
The
Fishing Industry
Fishing - as schoolchildren
all over Europe know - has always been important to Norway, and continues
to be today. It employs many people in many small ports and
harbours all along the coast. Fishing rights are also one of
the main reasons why Norway has so far chosen not to join the EU.
Sardine
canning
The sardine canning industry
was big news from 1880 to 1920 - much of Stavanger was built on it
- but the fish stocks depleted and the last factory here closed recently.
The fish have now started to return!
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