Torstein ?Askildsen? ?Benkestok?

Born: 1440 · Bjørke
Died: 1520 · Bjørke

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1440

Born

Bjørke, Voss, Søndre Bergenhus amt, Norge
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1440

The world
The printing press
Torstein is born

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Johann Gutenberg developed a way of casting letters as loose, reusable type. Books and printed matter could now be made in large numbers.

Source: Johann Gutenberg

Picture: Zythème · CC0
1492

The world
Columbus reaches America
Torstein is 52

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Christopher Columbus reached land on an island he called San Salvador – the beginning of the European exploration of the Americas.

Source: Kristoffer Columbus

Picture: John Vanderlyn · Public domain
1500

The place and the tree
Befolkning
Torstein is 60

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100-200.000 mennesker i Norge.
1517

Norway
The Reformation begins
Torstein is 77

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Martin Luther put forward his theses against the sale of indulgences. It was the beginning of the Reformation, which divided the church in Europe.

Source: reformasjonen

Picture: Julius Hübner · Public domain
1520

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Bjørke, Voss, Søndre Bergenhus amt, Norge
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