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Norway, Sweden and Finland Feb/Mar 09

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August 10th 2009
The Blog on these 3 countries was too large for one entry - so this one has the intro plus Norway. The next entries have the other two. We had originally intended to visit Finland shortly after we arrived in UK - maybe April ’08 - but were thwarted by the lack of winter clothes; the boxes with our heavy stuff did not arrive until we had been here about a month. It was also a factor that while ... read more

Europe » Norway

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more