Roald Amundsen's Life

By 20JuliaM

  • Roald Amundsen's Birth

    Roald Amundsen's Birth
    Amundsen was born in Borge, Norway as the fourth child of Jens Amundsen and Hanna Sahlqvist.

  • Amundsen's Father's Death

    Amundsen's Father's Death
    Roald Amundsen's father died when Amundsen was 14 years old. His father grew ill and died after a long journey.

  • Amundsen's desire to be an Explorer

    Amundsen's desire to be an Explorer
    Amundsen secretly was inspired by Fridtjof Nansen crossing Greenland and John Frankin's lost expetition.

  • Amundsen's Mother's Death

    Amundsen's Mother's Death
    Roald Amundsen attended medicial school after his mother wanted him to be a doctor but quit and instead became the explorer we know today.