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Queen Maud of Norway | A young lady on the Isle of Wight

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Once upon a time, when Queen Maud of Norway was still Princess Maud of Wales, she was visiting her grandmother at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

A charity bazaar was organised close by, and young Maud took part and charge of one of the stands.

Before long, a young officer stopped by and bought a couple of the things that she had on offer. Then, he tried very hard to strike up a conversation.

‘I am certain that I know you,’ he said when all other attempts had failed. ‘Does your family live nearby?’

‘No, I am staying with my grandmother,’ the princess responded.

‘Ah, then I am sure to know her, as I know most people hereabouts,’ the officer continued reassuringly. ‘What is her name? I will visit her.’

First, a smile came over the princess’s face – then a crushing response: ‘Queen Victoria.’

The unfortunate and embarrassed young man turned around in a split second – and was gone like a shot.

Source: Gjengangeren 1909.08.26 page 1. Nasjonalbiblioteket nb.no | EGP.00011

Queen Maud of Norway | The secret of the queen’s coffin

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Bergen – Norway | Historical city once plundered by pirates

Bergen is Norway’s second-largest city and one of the country’s oldest urban locations. The first post-viking king, Olav Kyrre, gave it market-town-status around AD 1070.

The Sami | Injustice and the king’s apology

In 1997, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway came to the Norwegian Sami Assembly with an essential and overdue apology.

A Norwegian emigrant and his sweetheart | Norway AD 1895

Neither the great Atlantic Ocean – nor time or social conventions – could crush a love meant to be.

Norway has the second longest coastline in the world

With its 102,937 km, Norway’s mainland coastline, including its many fjords and islands, is the second longest in the world, next only to Canada.

The Sapmi and Sami flag | A symbol of unity

The Sami flag is the official flag of Sapmi. Sapmi is the name of the historical Sami territories, stretching across today’s Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.

The old Norwegian farm | When the old Norway changed

Between 1850 and 1950, Norwegian society transformed. The age-old fishing, hunting, and farming society gradually turned into a modern, industrialised country.

Where is Norway?

The Kingdom of Norway is a country in Europe’s north-western corner, covering the western and northern flanks of the long-stretched Scandinavian peninsula.

The old Norwegian farm | Washing clothes by the creek

Our foremothers were hardworking and inventive – and doing the laundry in olden times was no small job. This is how it was done on a mountain farm in Norway – towards the end of the 1800s.

The Norwegian Fjord horse | Almost as old as the mountains

The Norwegian Fjord horse is one of today’s oldest horse breeds. Its historical habitat is Norway’s western coast, with its deep fjords and steep mountainsides.

Norwegian history timeline | The ice ages

In Scandinavia, there have been as many as 30 ice ages over the last 2.5 million years. The latest period stretched between 115,000 and 10,000 BC.

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