News from Norway
A high-tech Kon-Tiki to retake historic trip
Nearly 60 years after Thor Hyerdahl sailed his Kon-Tiki balsa
raft across the Pacific to prove a theory about ancient mariners, a team that
includes his grandson plans to re-create the 101-day epic voyage to Tahiti--although
the craft will have solar panels, a satellite navigation system, and a link
to the Internet. The voyage is set to start on April 28, 2005. The crew plans
to take the same amount of time as the Kon-Tiki, and as on the first trip,
the crew will include five Norwegians, a Swede, and a parrot. The team wants
to honor Heyerdahl and to draw attention to environmental threats on land and
at sea. This event will also contribute to Norway's centennial celebration
of its 1905 independence from Sweden.
--abridged from Doug Mellgren's Associated Press Article, Sept.
7, 2004 Boston Globe
Viking burial site found in England
Archeologists in northwestern England have found a burial site
of six Viking men and women, complete with swords, spears, jewelry, fire-making
materials, and riding equipment, officials said yesterday. The site, discovered
near Cumwhitton, is believed to date to the early 10th century, and archeologists
working there called it the first Viking burial ground found in Britain. The
Vikings, inhabitants of Scandinavia from 800 to 1100, traded with, and raided,
much of Europe, often settling there. They conquered England in 1013.
--abridged from an Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2004 Boston Globe
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Edvard Munch's famed painting, "The Scream"
was stolen from Oslo's Munch Museum on Sunday, August 22, 2004 during
a brazen morning raid. Armed thieves ran off with the painting (and Munch's
lesser known Madonna). The thieves reportedly tore the frame
off the painting in fear that there would be a tracking device implanted
in
the frame. The get-away car was later found, but no trace of the thieves
or the paintings. The value of The Scream has been estimated to be at
$75 million. No ransom demands have yet been received. The museum is
now closed
for two weeks for a security review.
--by Roger Anderson from various news sources. |
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