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Norway was the poorest of the three Scandinavian kingdoms (the others being Denmark and Sweden) during the Viking Age. [26] Prior to the industrial revolution, Norway's economy was largely based on agriculture, timber, and fishing. Norwegians typically lived under conditions of considerable scarcity, though famine was rare.
History of Norway - Wikipedia is a comprehensive and authoritative source of information on the origins, development and challenges of the Norwegian nation. From the ancient migrations of the Norsemen to the modern era of democracy and social welfare, this webpage covers the political, cultural and economic aspects of Norway's history. Learn more about the fascinating and diverse history of ...
10 kn (19 km/h) Capacity. 800 passengers. SS Norge ( pronounced [ˈnɔ̂rɡə] ⓘ) was a transatlantic ocean liner that was launched in 1881 in Scotland, and lost in 1904 off Rockall with great loss of life. Her final voyage was from Copenhagen, Kristiania and Kristiansand, bound for New York, carrying passengers many of whom were emigrants.
Succeeded by. " Ja, vi elsker dette landet ”. " Sønner av Norge " (originally "Sønner af Norge", lit. '"Sons of Norway"') is the common title of the song " Norsk Nationalsang " ( lit. '"Norwegian National Song"'), which was the de facto national anthem of Norway from 1820 until the early 20th century. From the mid-1860s, "Ja, vi elsker ...
The Norge was a semi-rigid Italian-built airship that carried out the first verified trip of any kind to the North Pole, an overflight on 12 May 1926. It was also the first aircraft to fly over the polar ice cap between Europe and America. The expedition was the brainchild of polar explorer and expedition leader Roald Amundsen, the airship's ...
On April 9, 2013, the Nynorsk Wikipedia passed 100,000 articles. Wikimedia Norge is a Norwegian private membership association with the purpose to support Wikimedia's projects, in particular those in Norwegian and Sami languages. The association was formed at a meeting at the National Library in Oslo on June 23, 2007.
Norge ( norsk: Norge ( bokmål) eller Noreg ( nynorsk ); nordsamisk: Norga; lulesamisk: Vuodna; sydsamisk: Nöörje ), officielt Kongeriget Norge (fra oldnordisk: Norðvegr ('Nordvejen')), er en skandinavisk enhedsstat i form af et konstitutionelt monarki, der består af den vestlige del af den skandinaviske halvø samt Jan Mayen, Svalbard og ...
