How Norway conquered the Arctic

Norway controls the entire Scandinavian Arctic coastline and a number of Arctic and Antarctic islands, including the strategically located Svalbard peninsula. Part of the modern identity of Norway as an Arctic nation originates from a golden age of Arctic exploration that coincided with Norway's rebirth as a nation, fully independent from Sweden.

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The role of the polar explorer in the Norwegian identity ():

Managing the Arctic – a Norwegian Perspective (Harvard):

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[Bubajumba]

As a Norwegian I love this, but I'd like to add one thing to the Scnadinavian crisis. It was the Swedish people who refused to fight a war with Norway, if the politiciaians had their way they would have fought. So I just want to give credit to the people for standing up and saying no.

[awdaddwa]

Helping the Algo, your content deserves millions

[elvenkind]

So glad to see someone sharing the story of Roald Amundsen, one of our national heroes (on the level with Fritjof Nansen, Thor Heyerdahl, our ancient kings like Finehair, Hardråde etc.) with the world.

Wish you all a nice weekend.

Alv - Bergen, Norway

[gringelinge]

Great video! I believe that meeting between Amundsen and that Inuitt family on the Northwest Passage Expedition had a profound impact on Amundsen, and inspired him for the trip to the south pole. Specifically that he needed to use a sled pulled by dogs, animal hide for clothes, and high fat content food, basically to be an Inuitt. BTW. Amundsen looks so cool in the colorized pictures.

[Glundberg]

As a Norwegian, I want to thank you for telling this story. :)

[russellgilchrist]

I’m glad I found your channel. Very well presented and excellent pacing. Thank you very much.

[jovanweismiller]

I worked for years, microfilming old US newspapers, including from this period, so I read the news as it happened. Interestingly, the editorials in the papers welcomed Norway into the "Brotherhood of Republics". Imagine how disappointed they were when Norway chose monarchy, choosing Prince Carl of Denmark as their King, who ruled as King Haakon VII.

[thelonepilot]

I’m new to the channel but these videos are my favorite things ever

[Tybold]

The title isn't very accurate as it is only about "modern Norway" but the content about the significant role the polar explorer had is interesting. Cheers, from the now brother nation of Sweden.

[FingerBob]

Origin story of modern post-union Norway*

Norway was united originally in 872

[willyvonbusche]

Good video but you missed about 1000 years of ancient history. However you absolutely deserve a thumbs up so I gave you one.

[AreEia]

"The insane origin story of modern Norway" would be much more accurate! We were a unified country in 872 AD. Other than that, nice to see some focus on the Norwegian Polar heroes! :)

[Aidan_Au]

Thanks Hindsight for making a Norway video. Please make videos about other Nordic countries tree such as Denmark, FInland, Iceland and Sweden!

[AdventureswithBörJk]

You sound like you've listened to Rod Serling A LOT! Very Captivating.

[pabr]

Very good, but that was not Norway`s origin story. We had been under the foot of Denmark and Sweeden for 400 years but there was a Norway before that..

[peterbachman]

You have earned a sub. Good content, insightful. Thank you for the knowledge. I hope the algorithm shifts further in your favor.

[tor]

Yes, Norwegians are the explorers of the Scandinavians, those who master the sea and is at home in cold arctic and alpine regions. After the union ended with Denmark in 1814, the road to independence in 1905, we needed national identity that was different than what Danes and Swedes had. The Polar explorers became those people and the national sport is cross-country skiing.

I feel like a real Norwegian on a ski expedition, ridiculous, but true. It would be far more pleasant if we didn't have Polar explorers as national heroes, lmao.

[rockystonewolf]

Well done! 2:30 My home city of Harstad.

[Koszuteq]

The pictures of soviet cold war rocket GR-1 from 1960s pulled by MAZ 535 with caption “Russian revolution 1917 a 1922” made me smile. 🤭

[richardhowell]

Towards the end, you said the engine began to spurt, but what you meant to say was the engine began to sputter