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To: UCANSEE2

Thank you! I couldn’t figure any of it out.


135 posted on 08/24/2012 2:58:28 PM PDT by brytlea (An ounce of chocolate is worth a pound of cure)
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To: brytlea

Here is what the singing and other stuff was celebrating:

“Battle of Kringen”

“The Battle of Kringen (Norwegian: Slaget ved Kringen) was a battle perpetrated by a Norwegian peasant militia against Scottish mercenary soldiers who were on their way to enlist in the Swedish army for the Kalmar War.”

“The battle has since become a part of folklore in Norway, giving names to local places in the Otta region.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kringen

Picture of the small town of Otta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otta,_Norway

“For better or for worse, the unveiling came as part of the 400th celebration of a battle in which the townspeople of Otta defeated Scottish soldiers hired by Sweden during its war against Denmark-Norway.”

“Update: The curators returned to the stage without the secret for time travel. Instead, the package contents seem to be primarily concerned with the construction of a monument to celebrate the victory in 1612.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisbarth/2012/08/24/norways-100-year-old-mystery-package-opened-guess-what-was-inside/


136 posted on 08/24/2012 7:51:56 PM PDT by chessplayer
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