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Created in the year 818 in a forge in Ireland. The blacksmith opens the mold, and an ornate piece of bronze is revealed. Only finishing touches and the mounting of the gemstone remains before the piece is ready to adorn the cover of the Holy Book at the abbey church altar. The year 847. The...

Everything has been prepared for the greatreindeer hunt. For several weeks, people from the village have cleaned and prepared the large trapping pits on the mountains and hillsides, covering them with twigs, leaves and peat. It had been a substantial task, and everyone, regardless of gender, age or size, had done their share of the...

The autumn of 1899 was like a dream. For the first few weeks of October, herring prices rose by up to 15 kr a barrel, and on October 13th, prices peaked at as much as 40 kr! It was the autumn of opportunity and adventure. Herring shoals were plentiful, prices were good and the weather...

Ocean smell saturates the air. Salty and fresh, a light breeze well suited for sailing on a fair weather day at sea. Fish is being salted at the factory. The women share lively conversations as they routinely cover the fish with salt using large scoops. Today, the weather is perfect for spreading the cleaned fish...

Norway’s tallest lighthouse towers 46 meters above sea level, built in cast iron and situated on a skerry outside the Titran fishing village. The lamp was lit in the autumn of 1923, and Sletringen Lighthouse became a guiding star for captains and fishermen. Building the lighthouse was quite a feat. The lighthouse commission approached Foreman...

On a cool and windy spring day in 1942, the Soviet prisoner of war, Andrei, arrives at the Titran fishing village, along with 150 other captives. Cold and scared, he stands outside the Ohrset Wharf at Stabben, staring out at the bleak coastal landscape. He doesn’t know where he is or how long he will...

En dag i oktober 1884 går en britisk lakselord i land i Namsos. Han er for seint til laksefiske, men tenker å rekke å grave noengravhauger. Samt skyte noen elg. COCKS går inn i butikken til L. Johansen. COCKS God ettermiddag, mitt navn er Cocks. EKSPEDITØR God ettermiddag, herr Cocks. Hva kan vi stå til...

Åse is on the run. She must find a place to hide. She got a head start on the warrior when he took a wrong step up by the waterfall, but he will soon catch up. She sneaks around the tree trunk to see if she can spot an escape route. He’s snuck up behind her....

On a crisp May morning in the mid-800s, a fleet of longships glide quietly up the River Shannon in the heart of Ireland. A powerful figure stands at the prow, guiding the ships up the wide waterway. The Viking ship keels are quite flat, allowing them to sail or row in the shallowest of waters,...