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1. Die Viking Sky war vor der norwegischen Küste unterwegs, als das Schiff von einem Sturm überwältigt wurde. Drei der vier Motoren haben den Geist aufgegeben. Die Passagiere konnten letzten Endes rechtzeitig gerettet werden … Frank Einar Vatne / AFP / Getty Images 2. … nachdem die rund 1.300 Leute stundenlang an Bord des Schiffes […]
As Yellow Vest protests gripped Paris once again, Sweden’s ambassador to France grumbled about police not doing anything about a fire started by protesters in front of the embassy. Her rant provoked some sarcastic responses. The latest protests by defiant yellow vests seemingly caught Swedish Ambassador Veronika Wand-Danielsson somewhat off-guard, as she apparently discovered that […]
Shoshi Parks October 18, 2018 Share this article There’s no denying the catastrophic impact climate change is having—and will have—on the planet. But in Norway, melting glaciers are revealing immaculately preserved relics from the Viking Age. At the Leirvassbu Mountain Lodge, a way-station for Norwegian trekkers since the late 19th century, the young man behind […]
GETTY The Brough of Birsay, which preserves the remains of ancient civilisations Inside Maeshowe on Orkney we were able to read the graffiti carved by Vikings seeking shelter from a winter storm. We know that the raiding party’s stay for about three days and nights occurred at Christmas in 1153. Trapped by a snow storm […]
It’s never too late to repent! Even some of the most venerated saints have had a naughty past. Explore the fine line between sin and sanctity in this original OZY series — Before They Were Holy: Saints Gone Wild. The Drevlian people of medieval Ukraine were happy and optimistic. They had just murdered Prince Igor […]
It’s never too late to repent! Even some of the most venerated saints have had a naughty past. Explore the fine line between sin and sanctity in this original OZY series — Before They Were Holy: Saints Gone Wild. The Drevlian people of medieval Ukraine were happy and optimistic. They had just murdered Prince Igor […]
Published time: 16 Dec, 2017 17:47 Norwegian archaeologists searching for beer brewing stones got more than they bargained for when their quest uncovered a valuable Celtic artifact “imported” by Vikings from Ireland. The team from the NTNU University Museum in Trondheim, came across the surprising find during their excavation of a church cemetery. The routine […]
Scott Audette/Reuters Dan Sundheim, the former chief investment officer at Viking Global, is launching a new fund in 2018. It’s still early days, but hedge fund insiders say the fund launch could be one of the biggest in recent history. Dan Sundheim, the former chief investment officer at Viking Global Investors, is expected to launch […]
Published time: 14 Oct, 2017 22:11 A museum in Norway has appealed for help from its counterparts in Ireland after 400 Viking artifacts were stolen from its premises. The collection, some of which was originally taken from Ireland by marauding Vikings more than a millennium ago, was stolen from the University Museum of Bergen on […]
Getty Images/ Scott Olson Viking Global Investors, a $ 30 billion hedge fund manager, sold off all of its 1.08 million shares of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, during the second quarter, according to regulatory documents filed Monday. The stake is valued at around $ 891.8 million. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm also acquired 1.1 million shares of […]
