Cod Fishing

Cod Fishing Henningsvaer Kabelvag Svolvaer

Traditional

Cod Fishing in Norway

 

the Master in his big house

 

with warm stoves for heating in winter

 

maintains fish shanties to rent to

 

 the men who come North to fish for Cod 
during the early Spring season

 

interior living quarters for the fishermen

 

and their sleeping quarters.

 

They sell the fish to the company and shop at the company store

 

going to Lutheran church on Sunday

 

to hear the sermon

 

to receive communion

 

and to get a blessing for their ships

 

mark of the Royal visit to these historical sites

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Cod Fishing Henningsvaer Kabelvag Svolvaer

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