Light mix about Brandal

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What is the name of the fjord Brandal is located on?

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What year did Peter S Brandal go on his first hunting trip?

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What year was the Ishavsmuseet Aarvak founded?

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In Svalbard, a town was named Brandal City. What is the town's name today?

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What is the name of the factory pictured?

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How many seal ships came from Brandal?

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Who was the zealous spirit and driving force behind the foundation of Ishavsmuseet Aarvak?

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Picture shows students at Brandal School (today the building is used as a log cabin). When was the building completed?

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What is the name of the artist who created the sculpture "Ishavskjerringa"?

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When was the fort at Kvitneset completed?

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The Easter mystery in Vesterisen 1917

For over 100 years, Norwegians have been hunting seals in the Arctic Ocean. Over several generations, sealers have made a living under extreme conditions where the weather gods could be merciless in all their might.

Seal hunting

Seal hunting has been practiced along our coast for thousands of years. Seals were easy to catch and provided a lot of nutritious food for a growing coastal population, although it was probably the fat that was most important, even then.

Father and son Brandal started the seal hunt from Sunnmøre

1898 was a landmark year for the fishermen from Sunnmøre. Severin Brandal, father of Peter S. Brandal, took the lead in establishing seal fishing from Sunnmøre. Both men had noticed for several years, while fishing for cod in Finnmarka, that the skates there were loaded with skins and blubber from seals.