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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Haakon IV of Norway
She claimed he was the illegitimate son of Håkon III of Norway, the leader of the birkebeiner faction in the ongoing civil war against the bagler.
Haakon was confirmed as king of Norway, as a direct heir of King Håkon Sverresson, king Inge's predeccor.
In 1263 a dispute with the Scottish king concerning the Hebrides, a Norwegian possession, induced Haakon to undertake an expedition to the west of Scotland.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Haakon_IV   (1753 words)

  
  Norway
Norway was a nonbelligerent during World War I, but as a result of the German invasion and occupation during World War II, Norwegians generally became skeptical of the concept of neutrality and turned instead to collective security.
Norway was one of the signers of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949 and was a founding member of the United Nations.
Norway straddles the North Atlantic Ocean for its entire length, bound by three different seas: the North Sea to the southwest and its large inlet the Skagerak[?] to the south, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/no/Norway.html   (1032 words)

  
 Norway. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Norway is a constitutional monarchy; executive power, while nominally held by the monarch, is exercised by a council of ministers led by the prime minister.
His grandson, Haakon IV, was put on the throne by the Birkebeiner in 1217; under him and under Magnus VI (reigned 1263–80) medieval Norway reached its greatest flowering and enjoyed peace and prosperity.
Norway was one of the original members of the United Nations (the Norwegian Trygve Lie was the first UN Secretary-General), and it became a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949.
www.bartleby.com /65/no/Norway.html   (2041 words)

  
 Norway : In Depth : History | Frommers.com
Norway's parliamentary assembly, the Storting (Stortinget), engaged in repeated conflicts with the Swedish monarchs.
In October 1905 Norway held an election, and the son of Denmark's king was proclaimed king of Norway.
In 1991 Olav V died and was succeeded by his son, Harald V. Today the Norwegian government faces many of the same problems that confront other nations: violent crime, drugs, immigration control, unemployment, acid rain, and pollution.
www.frommers.com /destinations/norway/0262020044.html   (2134 words)

  
 Norway Info - Articles - The history of Norway
Håkon VI (1340-80) -- son of the Swedish king Magnus Eriksson, and Håkon V's daughter Ingebjørg -- was lawful heir to the throne of Norway.
Norway's Council of the Realm was disbanded, and the Norwegian church lost its autonomy.
The social democratic party in Norway was heavily committed to curbing communist influence both in political life and in the mass organizations such as the trade unions; and the struggle ended in victory.
www.cyberclip.com /Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/HistNorw.html   (6716 words)

  
 Haakon VII of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norway was invaded by the naval and air forces of Nazi Germany during the early hours of April 9, 1940.
Haakon went on to say that he knew the Norwegian people and Storting had no confidence in Quisling and, in the event the Cabinet felt otherwise, the king said he would abdicate so as not to stand in the way of the government's decision.
At Haakon's death in 1957 the crown prince succeeded as Olav V.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haakon_VII_of_Norway   (1886 words)

  
 boys clothing: European royalty -- Norway King Haakon VII
Norway became a constitutional kingdom, which King Haakon VII fully demonstrated for the first time in 1928, when he went against the advice from the outgoing prime minister and the president of the Storting and appointed the leader of the largest party, the Labor Party, to found a new government.
King Haakon VII returned to Norway after the war on June 7, 1945 and he was greeted by a whole nation for his his role in leading the resistace to the NAZIs during the war.
King Haakon died at age 85 on September 21, 1957 and was succeeded by his son King Olav V of Norway, whose reign would become even more popular amongst his people than his father's had been.
histclo.com /royal/nor/royal-norhk7.htm   (1289 words)

  
 New royal biography offers more revelations - Aftenposten.no
Norway's first modern king, Haakon VII, came close to abdicating in 1913 and had little support from his wife, Queen Maud, who continued to view herself as a British princess.
In it, King Haakon described in detail a crisis he went through with the government and the parliament, after voters elected a government that favoured a republic over a monarchy, and proposed that royal power be reduced.
Haakon, according to Bomann-Larsen, who had insisted on a public referendum supporting a monarchy before he'd accepted Norway's throne eight years earlier, felt the contract between the king and Norway had been broken.
www.aftenposten.no /english/local/article1540467.ece   (1025 words)

  
 The Monarchy (Norway - the official site in the UK)
Norway was part of a union with Denmark from 1381 to 1814 and then with Sweden from 1814 until 1905, when it once more became independent under Haakon VII of Norway.
Prince Haakon Magnus was christened in the Palace Chapel on 20 September 1973, and his godparents included the three Scandinavian monarchs: King Olav V of Norway, King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
Prince Sverre Magnus was born 3 December 2005 at Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo, and is the son of HRH Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
www.norway.org.uk /facts/monarchy/monarchy.htm   (1034 words)

  
 Norway - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
It is bound by the Arctic Ocean to the north, Sweden, Finland and Russia to the east, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Skagerrak Strait to the south.
Norway is a mountainous country with the Kjolen Mountains in the north, the Dovrefjell Range in the central area and the Jotunheim group in south central Norway.
In 1957 King Haakon VII died and was acceded by his son, who was crowned King Olav V. In 1961 the Labor Party (DNA) lost its parliamentary majority which it had held since Dec. 1945.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/norway.htm   (1209 words)

  
 NORWAY ROYAL FAMILY
King Harald is the son of King Olav V (1903-1991) and Crown Princess Märtha (1901-1954).
Norway's day-old royal princess, pictured by her father Norway's Crown Prince Haakom, was given the names Ingrid Alexandra January 22, 2004, and could be joined by other queens on European thrones in the 21st century as monarchies change centuries-old laws of male succession.
King Haakon VII was the second son of King Frederik VIII of Denmark.
personales.ya.com /fororeal/enfrnor.htm   (1152 words)

  
 Haakon V of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haakon V Magnusson (1270 - May 8, 1319) was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319.
Through his mother (who was daughter of Jutta of Saxony, herself a descendant of Ulvhild of Norway, duchess of Saxony), Haakon descended from king St Olav, Olav II of Norway.
Remains of two people, deemed to be Haakon and Eufemia, were discovered during excavations of the ruins of that church and reinterred at Akershus Fortress.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haakon_V_of_Norway   (284 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Magnus VII (Scandinavian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
He succeeded his grandfather, Haakon V, in Norway; at the same time he was elected king by the Swedish nobles to succeed his exiled uncle, King Birger of Sweden.
The threat of the Hanseatic League, which established its colony at Bergen during Magnus's reign, induced Magnus and Haakon VI to enter (1363) an alliance with Denmark.
Haakon married Waldemar's daughter Margaret I, thus preparing the union of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Magnus7.html   (353 words)

  
 Harald and Sonja - His Majesty King Harald V of Norway</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> His Majesty King Harald <b>V</b> of <b>Norway</b> is the son of His Majesty King Olav <b>V</b> (1903-1991) and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha (1901-1954). </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> King <b>Haakon</b> was born Prince Carl of Denmark and he was elected King of <b>Norway</b> in 1905 after the split with Sweden. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> All of <b>Norway</b> rejoiced at the news that an heir was born.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.angelfire.com /nh/1968norway/harald.html</font>   (1611 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.cyberclip.com/Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/Harald1.html">Norway Info - Articles - King Harald V of Norway</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> This was the first time in 567 years that a prince had been born in <b>Norway</b>, and the birth ensured the line of succession of the relatively newly establish-ed Norwegian Royal Family. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> King <b>Haakon</b> VII became King of <b>Norway</b> after the dis-solution of the union with Sweden in 1905. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> King <b>Haakon</b> was Prince Carl of Denmark before he was elected King of <b>Norway</b> in 1905.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.cyberclip.com /Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/Harald1.html</font>   (1841 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><u>i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - BLUE PLAQUE FOR KING HAAKON VII OF NORWAY</u>   <i>(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Haakon</b> was born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel, the second son of King Frederik VIII and Queen Louise of Denmark and was known as Prince Carl of Denmark. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Haakon's</b> reign saw <b>Norway's</b> rapid economic expansion although the world slump in the 1930s saw unemployment reach 33%. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Haakon's</b> tireless efforts on behalf of his people inspired opposition to the German occupation throughout the war, and his monogram 'H7', which was chalked up on buildings across <b>Norway</b>, became the symbol of the Norwegian resistance movement.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>i-newswire.com /pr48745.html</font>   (991 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://histclo.com/royal/nor/royal-nor.htm">boys clothing: European royalty--Norway</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Norway</b> despite its long history, is a relatively young European nations in constitutional terms and the monarchy one of the newest. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Norway</b> has one of the most colorful histories of any European countries, full of savage Viking warriors rading Eropean tows from Scotland south to Spain and in the pricss discovering America centuries before Columbus. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Crown Prince <b>Haakon</b> was the son of King Harald <b>V</b> and Queem Sonja.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>histclo.com /royal/nor/royal-nor.htm</font>   (1835 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/08/25/norway.haakon/index.html">CNN.com - Wild child weds Norwegian prince - August 27, 2001</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> OSLO, <b>Norway</b> -- <b>Norway's</b> Crown Prince <b>Haakon</b> and former party girl Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby have married in front of 800 guests and a TV audience of millions. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Haakon</b> placed a ring of white gold on her finger. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Haakon's</b> mother Queen Sonja had a different problem when she married then-Crown Prince Harald in 1968 as she was a commoner.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/08/25/norway.haakon/index.html</font>   (640 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><u>Magnus II of Sweden - Free net encyclopedia</u>   <i>(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Magnus II Ericson, Magnus VII of <b>Norway</b>, (1316 – December 1, 1377), King of Sweden, <b>Norway</b>, and Terra Scania, son of Duke <a href="/topics/Eric-Magnusson-of-Sweden" title="Eric Magnusson of Sweden" class=fl>Eric Magnusson of Sweden</a> and Ingeborg, daughter of <b>Haakon</b> <b>V</b> of <b>Norway</b>. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> In 1343 their son <b>Haakon</b> was designated to succeed his father to the Norwegian throne as <b>Haakon</b> VI, even though Magnus remained regent during his minority. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> In 1363 Magnus was deposed from the Swedish throne being replaced by the Duke of Mecklenburg's son Albert of Sweden.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.netipedia.com /index.php/Magnus_II_of_Sweden</font>   (372 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://geoheat.oit.edu/bulletin/bull18-4/art53.htm">Philip, South Dakota Geothermal District Heating Systems - Geo-Heat Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 4 Article</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The waste water from <b>Haakon</b> School is delivered downhill in a single six-inch (15-cm) preinsulated FRP pipeline to town at 120 to 145°F (49 to 63° C), depending upon the outside temperature and the amount of heat extracted at the school. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The pipeline is buried at a depth of eight feet (2.4 m) to be below the five to six feet (1.5 to 1.8 m) of frost penetration in the winter. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The water from the well is used to heat the <b>Haakon</b> County water treatment plant and highway maintenance shop, and a aquaculture project housed in greenhouses (Figure 8).</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>geoheat.oit.edu /bulletin/bull18-4/art53.htm</font>   (1098 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><u>prince of norway information -- prince of norway</u>   <i>(Site not responding. 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Last check: 2007-10-17)</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> King <b>Haakon</b> <b>V</b> of <b>Norway</b> issued a decree requiring silver to be stamped with a standard mark. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The union of <b>Norway</b> and Denmark - Danish regulations were in force. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The hallmark must have the purity in thousandths, the letter "S'' next to the mark of purity, and the name of the maker.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>freespace.virgin.net /a.data/norway.htm</font>   (111 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=5198">The St. Petersburg Times - World - Norway Applauds Haakon's Wedding</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> A pretty, single working mother from an ordinary family who was swept off her feet by a prince and into the royal household as <b>Norway's</b> future queen. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Even though single-motherhood and cohabitation are commonplace in liberal <b>Norway</b>, older Norwegians were troubled by the idea of a single mom someday being their queen. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> When <b>Haakon's</b> father King Harald <b>V</b>, as crown prince, married Queen Sonja it also caused a stir because she was born the commoner Sonja Haraldsen, daughter of a businessperson.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.sptimes.ru /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=5198</font>   (513 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/haakon">An in-depth look at your favourite celebrity personalities - hellomagazine.com, HELLO!</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Born on July 20, 1973, at Rikshospital in Oslo, <b>Haakon</b> Magnus is the younger child of King Harald <b>V</b> and his wife Sonja (his sister, Martha Louise, is two years older than him). </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The leaders of <b>Norway's</b> Lutheran church were not impressed to see its future head openly "living in sin" with a single mother, and <b>Haakon</b> soon came into the firing line for endangering the status of the monarchy. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Haakon</b> married Mette-Marit on August 25, in Oslo, settling his new wife and stepson into his own childhood home of Skaugum.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.hellomagazine.com /profiles/haakon</font>   (499 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article890633.ece">Doubts raised over King Olav's lineage - Aftenposten.no</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Controversy has dogged the birth of Olav since King <b>Haakon</b> was alone on a two-month tour of Denmark around the time of conception. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The revelations are published in the second volume of Bomann-Larsen's history of King <b>Haakon</b> and Queen Maud, which is due to be launched today. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Reigning King Harald - son of Olav - said that he had no information to indicate that King Olav was not King <b>Haakon's</b> son, according to a palace press release.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.aftenposten.no /english/local/article890633.ece</font>   (614 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><u>Norway History : Resources from the Lost Luggage Tales</u>   <i>(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> In 1814, as a result of the Napoleonic wars, <b>Norway</b> was separated from Denmark and combined with Sweden. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Haakon</b> died in 1957 and was succeeded by his son, Olav <b>V</b>, who died in January 1991. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Upon Olav's death, his son Harald was crowned as King Harald <b>V</b>. <b>Norway</b> was a nonbelligerent during World War I, but as a result of the German invasion and occupation during World War II, Norwegians generally became skeptical of the concept of neutrality and turned instead to collective security.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.lostluggagetales.com /resources/norway-history.shtml</font>   (305 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/21/norway.birth">CNN.com - Baby girl for Norwegian princess - Jan. 21, 2004</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Norway's</b> Crown Princess Mette-Marit has given birth to a girl -- her first royal baby. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The baby, whose name has yet to be announced, is second in line to the throne after the heir <b>Haakon</b>, who is the son of King Harald <b>V</b>. The girl is the great-great-great-great granddaughter of Britain's Queen Victoria. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Haakon</b>, 29, is next in line for the throne under old constitutional rules allowing only male monarchs.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/europe/01/21/norway.birth</font>   (225 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/Scandinavia/Norway.html">Royalty.nu - Norwegian Royalty, Kings and Queens of Norway</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Norway's</b> first king, Harald I -- also known as Harald Fairhair -- was born in the ninth century. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> After the death of King <b>Haakon</b> <b>V</b> in <a href="/topics/1319" title="1319" class=fl>1319</a>, the Norwegian crown passed to his grandson Magnus, who was also king of Sweden. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> King <b>Haakon</b> died in 1957 and was succeeded by his son Olaf <b>V</b>. King Olaf died in 1991; the present king is his son Harald <b>V</b>. <b>Norway</b> is a constitutional monarchy; the king has little real power.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.royalty.nu /Europe/Scandinavia/Norway.html</font>   (1646 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.timelines.ws/countries/NORWAY.HTML">Timeline Norway</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The King of <b>Norway</b> was killed and Harold’s forces destroyed the Vikings who returned to <b>Norway</b> in 24 of their 300 ships. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Yeltsin signed an accord with King Harold <b>V</b> of <b>Norway</b> for the dismantling and disposal of 90 nuclear submarines decaying in the Barents Sea. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> 2006 Jun 19, In <b>Norway</b> the prime ministers of 5 nations gathered at the northern island of Svalbard to lay the cornerstone for the Svalbard Int’l.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.timelines.ws /countries/NORWAY.HTML</font>   (7240 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><u>Genealogy of the Royal Family of Norway</u>   <i>(Site not responding. 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