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Solovki Monastery
The Solovki Monastery in the White Sea was founded in 1436.
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Pietro Querini
Pietro Querini, an Italian trader, shipwrecked at Røst after a terrible storm in 1432.
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The Hansa and the Nordland Trade
The Germans founded the Hanseatic Office, around 1360, in Bergen.
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Ottar's journey
The viking chieftain, Ottar, sailed around the North Cape in the 9th-century AD and followed the Norwegian coast to Kola, before reaching the White Sea. He later told his story to king Alfred of England.
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The voyage of Pytheas to Thule
The greek geographer, Pytheas, 350 B.C. made a journey to the far north.. After a six days northward voyage from Britanny, he reached an island which he called Thule, where the sun was above the horizon 24 hours-a-day during a short period of time during the summer.
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