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Everybody must have heard the phrase to go berserk, but not everybody is aware of the fact how little is known about berserks and how obscure the word berserk is. Berserks were mentioned for the first time in a poem commemorating King Harald Fairhair’s victory in a battle that occurred around the year 872. The language of the poem is, consequently, Old Norwegian. For that period, Old Norwegian means the same as Old Icelandic. Read it »
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Domke looks at the role of race in the Presidential elections.
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Ben’s place of the week is Nouakchott, Mauritania.
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Harm de Blij examines the effect of the collapse of the former Soviet Union.
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Elvin Lim reflects on the candidates actions at the Faith Forum.
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