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Re:The World's 2,400 Castles by RugnirViking on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @01:41PM (#48995586)
*Noble. Alfred Nobel invented stable explosives and started a Norwegian prize for achievement in science. Nobles, however, were high ranked members of the feudal hierarchy, often passing their position on to their children.
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Re:The World's 2,400 Castles by RodGodKiller on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @01:59PM (#48995813)
Wasn’t he Swedish?
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Re:The World's 2,400 Castles by vidarh on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @02:16PM (#48996021)
Yes. All the prizes except the peace prize are awarded in Sweden. Norway was in a union with Sweden at the time the prizes were set up, but it's not definitely known why he chose the Norwegian parliament (via the Norwegian Nobel Committee) to aware the peace prize.
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