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The Varder are a system of marine navigational aids along the Norwegian coast originating from the age of sail. Officially still part of the oldest maritime navigational system still in use, these forms now act as anchors to a physical present. In a digital society losing its patience, the Varder stand in contrast to the accelerations surrounding them: analogue, material, and static.

type	research exposition
date	05/01/2026
last modified	14/01/2026
status	in progress
share status	public
copyright	Sam Horowitz
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/4092229/4092230

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Nickel, Phyllis, John Harries, Hans Jakob Valderhaug, and Eli Husum, Norwegian Cruising Guide The Recreational Mariner’s Guide (Attainable Adventure Cruising Ltd, 2019) <https://www.norwegiancruisingguide.com/chapters/navigation-norway/>
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Solli, Arne, and Magne Gustavson, “Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse”, 1979 https://static.ngu.no/upload/Publikasjoner/Kart/B50/gildeskal.pdf>
van der Eynden, Jo, “On Coastal Aids to Navigation – Sea Marks” <https://www.norges-bank.no/en/topics/notes-and-coins/banknote-series-VIII/200-krone-note/new-200-description/sea-marks/#:~:text=After%20the%20burial%20mounds%2C%20stone,cairns%20to%20show%20the%20way> [accessed 6 January 2026]

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name	Triumphant Varde
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name	Footpath to the Varde
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name	Mirrored Varde
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