Episode 510, Curious Lofoten Islands, Norway

Locations: Viking Museum, Lofoten villages & islands, history of Norway's painted houses & stockfish.

Who discovered the world’s longest Viking longhouse? What are the giant, triangular wooden huts called “hjells” used for? Where can you find the Devil’s Stairs? Why is there a giant stadium on a tiny little island? When did a house painted red mean one thing, but a house painted yellow mean another? How did one tiny fish ensure a nation’s survival, from the Viking Age through the Middle Ages?


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