Dogsey

The Norwegian Navy is to visit Scotland to pay tribute to a war hero sea dog.

A Norwegian ship will dock at Montrose to mark the 70th anniversary of the death of Bamse, a Saint Bernard dog who became a legend as a naval mascot.

It is said Bamse saved the lives of two Norwegian sailors while stationed in Tayside during World War Two.

A celebration event including a parade, music and tours of the Royal Norwegian Coast Guard vessel Aalesund will take place on 21 July.

Bamse was enlisted as an official crew member of his master's ship, the Thorodd, when it was drafted into the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1940.

The ship escaped to the UK and became part of the naval opposition to the Nazis after the fall of Norway that summer, and was stationed at Dundee and Montrose as a minesweeper.