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100 1 _aSörensen, Sigvart,
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245 1 0 _aNorway
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aThe World's Best Histories
500 _aRelease date is 2019-05-18
505 0 _aThe Northmen -- The religion of the Northmen -- The Viking age -- The Yngling family; Halfdan the Swarthy -- Harald the Fairhairded (860-930); Norway united -- Birth of Haakon the Good; Erik Blood-Axe (930-935) -- Haakon the Good (935-961) -- Harald Grayfell and his brothers (961-970) -- Earl Haakon (970-995) -- The youth of Olaf Trygvason -- Olaf Trygvason (995-1000) -- The discovery of America -- The earls Erik and Svein, sons of Haakon (1000-1015) -- The youth of Olaf Haraldson -- Olaf the Saint (1015-1028) -- The battle of Stiklestad (1030) -- King Svein Alfifuson (1030-1035) -- Magus the Good (1035-1047) -- Harald Haardraade (1047-1066) -- Olaf Kyrre (1066-1093) -- Magus Barefoot (1093-1103) -- Sigurd the Crusader (1103-1130) and his brothers, Eystein and Olaf -- Magus the Blind and Harald Gille (1130-1136) -- Sigurd Mund, Eystein, and Inge Krokryg, the sons of Harald Gille (1136-1161) -- The Church -- Haakon Herdebred (1161-1162); Erling Skakke -- Magnus Erlingson (1162-1184); the Birchlegs -- Sverre Sigurdson (1184-1202) -- Haadon Sverreson (1202-1204), Guthorm Sigurdson (1204), and Inge Baardson (1204-1217) -- Haakon Haakonson the Old (1217-1263) -- Snorre Sturlason -- Magnus Law-Mender (1263-1280) -- Erik Priest-Hater (1280-1299) -- Haakon V. Magnusson (1299-1319) -- Magus Erikson Smek (1319-1374); Haakon VI. Magnusson (1355-1380) -- Olaf Haakonson the Young (1381-1387) -- Margaret (1387-1389); Erik of Pomerania (1389-1442); the Kalmar union (1397) -- Christopher of Bavaria (1442-1448) -- The union with Denmark; Christian I. (1450-1481) -- Hans (1483-1513) -- Christian II. (1513-1523) -- Frederick I. (1524-1533) -- Interregnum (1533-1537) -- Christian III. (1537-1559); the Reformation introduced -- Frederick II. (1559-1588) -- Christian IV. (1588-1648) -- Frederick III. (1648-1670); Absolutism introduced (1660) -- Christian V. (1670-1699) -- Frederick IV. (1699-1730) -- Christian VI. (1730-1746) -- Frederick V. (1746-1766) -- Christian VII. (1766-1808) -- Frederick VI. (1808-1814) -- Marshal Bernadotte -- Norway declares her independence -- War with Sweden; union of Novermber 14, 1814 -- The union with Sweden -- Norwegian literature -- The constitution of Norway.
508 _aProduced by D A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. Thanks to the Natrona County Library System, Casper, Wyoming, USA, for donating the source book.
520 _a"Norway" by Sigvart Sörensen is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative explores the rich history of Norway, covering significant events and influential figures from the Norse period to the unification of Norway under Harald the Fairhaired. This detailed examination provides insight into the culture, politics, and social structures of the time. The opening of the book introduces the early inhabitants of Norway, tracing their descent from various races, including Mongolian, Celtic, and Caucasian. It discusses the development of social conditions and governance among the Norwegians, highlighting the importance of the bonde class, which consisted of prosperous peasant-proprietors. The text also touches on early Norse religion and societal norms, emphasizing the role of the Thing, where free men gathered to make decisions. This sets the stage for understanding Norway's transformation from a collection of small kingdoms into a united nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNorway -- History
830 0 _aThe World's Best Histories
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59531
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