In 1217, the Civil War in Norway between the Baglers and Birkebeiners ended. 1261/62/64, Greenland and Iceland became Norwegian. OTOH, 1266 Scotland bought the Hebrides and Man from Norway. The two countries started to get closer. In the year 1286, the "maid of Norway" didn't drown, arrived in Scotland. (She would still die soon, however.) Since 1350-75: Due to growing demand for food, Norway (like other countries) extended fishery in the North Atlantic, going farther and farther west. Soon, tales of strange islands in the far west started to spread among fishermen and sailors.
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| - In 1217, the Civil War in Norway between the Baglers and Birkebeiners ended. 1261/62/64, Greenland and Iceland became Norwegian. OTOH, 1266 Scotland bought the Hebrides and Man from Norway. The two countries started to get closer. In the year 1286, the "maid of Norway" didn't drown, arrived in Scotland. (She would still die soon, however.) Since 1350-75: Due to growing demand for food, Norway (like other countries) extended fishery in the North Atlantic, going farther and farther west. Soon, tales of strange islands in the far west started to spread among fishermen and sailors.
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| - In 1217, the Civil War in Norway between the Baglers and Birkebeiners ended. 1261/62/64, Greenland and Iceland became Norwegian. OTOH, 1266 Scotland bought the Hebrides and Man from Norway. The two countries started to get closer. In the year 1286, the "maid of Norway" didn't drown, arrived in Scotland. (She would still die soon, however.) Since 1350-75: Due to growing demand for food, Norway (like other countries) extended fishery in the North Atlantic, going farther and farther west. Soon, tales of strange islands in the far west started to spread among fishermen and sailors.
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