Supertorsken (norwegian)

In Supertorsken, author and illustrator Lise Osvoll deals with Norway's history with the cod as the main character. The book is suitable for readers aged 6 and up, and is an exciting starting point for discussing and further exploring our own history.

In the Middle Ages, stockfish of cod accounted for 80% of Norway's export earnings. Nidaros Cathedral was built with money from the dried fish trade and cities such as Bergen, Ålesund and Kristiansund were mainly established with the help of money from fishing. It was the cod that gave Norway the finances to build the nation. But cod was not only central to the country in the Middle Ages. The Vikings would not have gotten so far outside the country's borders if they had not had the fish as provisions. What role has cod played in Norwegian history? And who would we be without the cod? The book is in Norweegian.