history of norway
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- Economic reforms spawned the growth of a middle class in Norway by the middle 1700's and a sense of Norwegian nationality arose even though they were a territory of Denmark. Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (1814): Unfortunately, Denmark (and Norway) allied themselves to France during the Napoleonic Wars. After Napoleon's defeat in 1814, Denmark ceded their territory of Norway to Sweden, who was on the winning side of the conflict. When the Norwegians did not accept this union, Sweden launched a military campaign to force the issue.
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Geography of Norway Norway is a country located in Northern Europe on the western and northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering the North Sea in southwest and the Skagerrak inlet to the south, the North Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) in the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast.orway has a long land border with Sweden to the east, a shorter one with Finland in the northeast and a still shorter border with Russia in the far northeast. Norway has a very elongated shape, one of the longest and most rugged coastlines in the world, and some 50,000 islands off the extremely indented coastline.
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Norway Norway is situated in the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula. It extends about 1,100 mi (1,770 km) from the North Sea along the Norwegian Sea to more than 300 mi (483 km) above the Arctic Circle, the farthest north of any European country. It is slightly larger than New Mexico.
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Vikings The period from the earliest recorded raids in the 790s until the Norman conquest of England in 1066 is commonly known as the Viking Age of Scandinavian history. Vikings used the Norwegian Sea and Baltic Sea for sea routes to the south. The Normans were descended from Vikings who were given feudal overlordship of areas in northern France—the Duchy of Normandy —in the 10th century. In that respect, descendants of the Vikings continued to have an influence in northern Europe.
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- Alliances with and territory of Denmark (1450 - 1814): In 1450, Norway united with Denmark, a union that was supposedly between equals. However, Norway lost its independence in1536 and became a subsidiary of Denmark.
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Viking Age The Viking Age is the period A.D. 793–1066 in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, following the Germanic Iron Age.n this period, the Norsemen also settled in Norse Greenland, Newfoundland, and present-day Faroe Islands, Iceland, Normandy, Scotland, England, Ukraine, Ireland, Russia and Anatolia.
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- The usual Old Norse form of Norway is Noregr, and the usual mediaeval Latin form Nor(th)vegia, though the earliest known written occurrence of the name is English (in the late-ninth-century account of the travels of Ohthere of Halogaland), hålogaland in the form. norðweghe usual Old Norse form of Norway is Noregr, and the usual mediaeval Latin form Nor(th)vegia, though the earliest known written occurrence of the name is English (in the late-ninth-century account of the travels of Ohthere of Halogaland), hålogaland in the form. norðweg
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A SHORT HISTORY OF FINLAND Swedish law came to apply in Finland (although it was tempered by Finnish custom). In 1362 the Swedes allowed the Finns to participate in the election of a Swedish king. Then, in 1397, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Finland). The Union broke up in 1523.
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- From about the 16th century until 1814, Norway used the same flag as Denmark, as it was in union with that country. In 1814 independent Norway adopted the Danish flag with the Norwegian lion in the canton or the upper square at the hoist.ntil 1838 the Norwegian flag was only used in Northern waters, i.e. the waters north of Cape Finisterre, as Norway had no treaty with the Barbary pirates of North Africa and had to fly the Swedish or union flag for protection.
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- Norway (/ ˈ n ɔːr w eɪ / ( listen); Norwegian: Norge or Noreg ; Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign state and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.
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Norway Norway (/ˈnɔːrweɪ/ NAWR-way; Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk)), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.
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Norway and 1905 Norway and 1905. Stuart Burch considers the significance to Norway – both in terms of the past and the present – of the anniversary of 1905, when the country at last won its independence from Sweden. Exactly one hundred years ago the people of Norway were going through a momentous period in their history. The dramatic events pivoted around June 7th, 1905.
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- Geography. Norway is situated in the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula. It extends about 1,100 mi (1,770 km) from the North Sea along the Norwegian Sea to more than 300 mi (483 km) above the Arctic Circle, the farthest north of any European country.
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Norway - The First Kingdom The saga tells that the reason for his unification was that he Norway, he had sworn not to cut his hair until he had united all of Norway The city of Kaupang, it is said to be Harald's startout capital at Vestfold, a mayor trading town in the 800's and early 900's.
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The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe Ever In the plague history of Norway from the Black Death 1348-49 to the last outbreaks in 1654, comprising over thirty waves of plague, there was never a winter epidemic of plague.
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Viking The period from the earliest recorded raids in the 790s until the Norman conquest of England in 1066 is commonly known as the Viking Age of Scandinavian history. Vikings used the Norwegian Sea and Baltic Sea for sea routes to the south.aids in Europe, including raids and settlements from Scandinavia, were not something new and also seen long before the Vikings came. The Jutes invaded the British Isles three centuries earlier, pouring out from Jutland during the Age of Migrations, before the Danes settled there.
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- Norway. Norway is located in Northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula between the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. It has an area of 125,020 square miles (323,802 sq km) and 15,626 miles (25,148 km) of coastline.inland is a Northern European country that is located between Sweden and Russia and northern border with Norway. It covers a total land area of 130,558 square miles (338,145 sq km) and has 776 miles (1,250 km) of coastline.
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- The Norwegian Campaign (9 April to 10 June 1940) was a Second World War campaign fought in Norway between the Allies and Germany after the latter's invasion of the country. In April, the United Kingdom and France came to Norway's aid with an expeditionary force.Despite moderate success in the northern parts of Norway, Germany's invasion of France in May eventually compelled the Allies to withdraw and the Norwegian government to seek exile in London.The campaign ended with the occupation of Norway by Germany, and the continued fighting of exiled Norwegian forces from abroad.The 62 days of fighting made Norway the nation that withstood a German invasion for the second longest period of time, after the Soviet Union.n April, the United Kingdom and France came to Norway's aid with an expeditionary force. Despite moderate success in the northern parts of Norway, Germany's invasion of France in May eventually compelled the Allies to withdraw and the Norwegian government to seek exile in London.
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History of Finland An important part of the 16th century history of Finland was growth of the area settled by the farming population. The crown encouraged farmers from the province of Savonia to settle the vast wilderness regions in Middle Finland. This was done, and the original Sami population often had to leave.
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National Flag of Norway The cross is common to most Scandinavian flags, and represents Norway's link to the other Scandinavian countries. The Norwegian flag was first adopted on July 17, 1821 and is based on the Danish flag, with a blue cross placed within the white cross of the Danish flag.
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Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden (Redirected from Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905) A postcard from around the time of the Norwegian plebiscite. Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, we love this country) are the opening words of the Norwegian national anthem.
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Religion in Norway Religion in Norway. The main religion in Norway has its roots in the Evangelical Lutheran Christian faith , and about 83% of the population are members of the Church of Norway. The King of Norway is the titular head of The Church of Norway, which is the official church of the Norwegian state.
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- Norwegian membership of the EU was rejected by popular referendum twice -- in 1972 and 1994. Norway IS a member of the European Economic Agreement which can be seen as a part … ial membership or a partnership with the EU. Significantly, Norway enjoys almost full access to the common market (except agriculture and fisheries) and is a member of the Schengen area (common border controls).
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Saint Olaf and the End of the Viking World Norway, like England, had become by then part of the empire Canute was building, but Canute just then was away. He was busy consolidating his rule in England. Within months of returning to his native land, Olaf drove out the Danish troops of occupation, was proclaimed King and set up his capital in Trondheim.
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Norwegians 1 • INTRODUCTION. Norway is part of the region known as Scandinavia. Scandinavia includes Norway together with its neighbors Denmark and Sweden, as well as Finland and Iceland.
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- Norway is on a large peninsula shared with Sweden in the north of Europe. In the north, it also borders Finland and Russia. Norway is well known for its amazing and varied scenery. The fjords in the west of the country are long narrow inlets, flanked on either side by tall mountains where the sea penetrates far inland.