It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. How it got to that spot goes back even further — over a millennium.
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Centuries-old remains found in a well may be man from Norse saga
An old Norse story tells of a king’s man being tossed down a well in 1197. An archeologist teamed up with an evolutionary genomicist to study DNA of a skeleton found in that well.
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Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably
In Norway, one man’s solution to the threat posed by farmed salmon and the impact on the fjords they swim in.
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Beloved ‘Russian spy whale’ Hvaldimir is found dead under mysterious circumstances
A beloved beluga whale with a mysterious past was found dead in the waters of Norway over the weekend. Admirers are paying tribute as authorities investigate.
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An American researcher drowns after a Viking replica ship sinks off Norway’s coast
A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board.
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Spain, Norway and Ireland say they will recognize a Palestinian state
Israel recalls ambassadors, as Spain, Ireland and Norway announce they will formally recognize the Palestinian state this month.
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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state
Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday in a historic move that drew immediate condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians.
