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In the Middle Ages, dried and salted cod (klippfisk) accounted for 80% of Norway's export revenues. Trondheim's cathedral was built using money from the dried cod trade and cities such as Bergen, Ålesund and Kristiansund were established largely using money from sales of the fish. It was the cod trade that created the economy upon which the nation of Norway was built. But cod wasn't just crucial to Norway during the Middle Ages. The Vikings would never have got so far beyond their borders without having dried fish among their provisions. What role has cod played in Norway's history? And who would the Norwegian people have been without cod?
In Supercod, author and illustrator Lise Osvoll takes through the history of Norway where cod as the main character. The book is suitable for readers from the age of 6 and up, and an exciting starting point for discussing and exploring Norway's history.