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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hakon the Good
		Hakon was destined never to see his father again, as the latter expired at the advanced age of eighty-three in 932 (or 933) at his residence at Hange, after a
		Above all Hakon won the support of Sigurd, the leader of the nobility, who had given proofs of a sincere attachment to him from the very beginning, by promising him increased power; moreover, he managed to gain the goodwill of the freedmen by his clemency and liberality.
		Hakon was now undisputed master of the nation, the unity of which seemed to be assured; of course the royal power was signally curtailed to the advantage of the people.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07116b.htm (781 words)

	Norway
		Norway, comprising the smaller division of the Scandinavian peninsula, is bounded on the east by Lapland and Sweden, and on the west by the Atlantic.
		In 1363 Hakon married Margaret, daughter of King Waldemar of Denmark, and won with her a claim to the Danish throne.
		As regards territorial development in the Middle Ages, Norway had a number of tributary provinces--in the north, Finmark, inhabited by heathen Lapps; various groups of islands south-west of Norway as: the Farve Islands, the Orkneys, the Shetlands, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, to which were added later Iceland and Greenland.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/n/norway.html (4710 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Norway
		Norway, comprising the smaller division of the Scandinavian peninsula, is bounded on the east by
		Norway upon the death of his father, and died in 1387.
		Norway, but much was done for the country during the long reign of Christian IV (1588-1648), who endeavoured to develop the country by encouraging mining at Konsberg and Röraas, and to protect it from attack by improving the army.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11117b.htm (4154 words)

	Haakon VII of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Haakon VII of Norway, born as Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel or Prince Carl of Denmark (August 3, 1872 – September 21, 1957), was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden.
		The democratically-minded Carl, aware that Norway was still debating whether to retain its monarchy or to switch to a republican system of government, was flattered by the Norwegian government's overtures, but declined to accept the offer without a referendum to show whether monarchy was truly the choice of the Norwegian people.
		At Haakon's death in 1957 the crown prince succeeded as Olav V.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haakon_VII_of_Norway (1780 words)

	Papa Stour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It deals with a dramatic incident in the house of Duke Hakon Magnusson, who was later to become King Hakon V of Norway.
		Attractions on the island include remains of Duke Hakon's thirteenth century house and the dramatic coastline, with sea stacks, arches, blowholes and sea caves such as Christie's Hole.
		As of 2005, the population has fallen to 20 after serious discord between islanders led to several court cases and subsequently, a number of people left the island and the school closed [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Papa_Stour (202 words)

	CSC,LLC. - Point of View - Norway
		Norway’s history goes back about 14,000 years, to a time when it was inhabited by a Paleolithic culture that were able to survive through their expertise in hunting and fishing.
		Norway was getting a reputation for regularly coming apart at the seams every time a small war broke out or one of their leaders died.
		Norway is a particularly interesting case because they can afford the luxury of taking care of everyone a lot better than all of their neighbors because of the immense oil discoveries that have been made here.
	www.chapmanspira.com /pov/Norway/norway.htm (7729 words)

	Business Ebook More Info - Haakon III of Norway - Free For You. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		He was born as the second illegitimate son of the future king Sverre of Norway, then a Faroe Islands adventurer, by his concubine Astrid Roesdatter, at some point in the 1170s.
		Norway was released from the Interdict (Roman Catholic Church) it had been placed under during the reign of Sverre.
		In the autumn of 1202, the bagler king Inge Magnusson was killed by the local farmers of Oppland and the bagler party in Norway was dissolved.
	lmoney.org /en/Haakon+III+of+Norway (851 words)

	History of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hakon ruled with wisdom and force and was highly regarded by the rulers of other countries.
		In 1363 Hakon married Margaret, daughter of King Waldemar of Denmark, and won with her a claim to the Danish throne.
		Norway was one of the signers of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949 and was a founding member of the United Nations.
	www.historyofnations.net /europe/norway.html (1648 words)

	Norway Information
		Norway, officially Kingdom of Norway (Norwegian Kongeriket Norge), constitutional monarchy in northern Europe, occupying the western and northern portions of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
		The population of Norway was estimated at 4,297,436 in 1993.
		Norway is a constitutional and parliamentary monarchy that is hereditary.
	www.otal.umd.edu /SHORE98/bs24/norway.htm (6585 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Haakon
		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.
		She was married (1363) to King Haakon VI of Norway, son of Magnus VII of Norway and Sweden.
		Olaf V OLAF V [Olaf V] 1903-91, king of Norway (1957-91), son and successor of Haakon VII.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Haakon (633 words)

	Native Kings - History - Norway - Europe
		The landed aristocracy was virtually crushed by Hakon V, who reigned from 1299 to 1319, and Oslo became the capital of Norway, replacing Bergen as the principal city of the kingdom.
		Hakon V died in 1319 without male heirs, giving the throne to King Magnus II of Sweden, the three-year-old son of Hakon’s daughter.
		In 1343 Magnus was succeeded by his son, Hakon VI, and in 1380 the latter’s son, Olaf II, king of Denmark, became king of Norway as Olaf IV.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/norway/history/native_kings.htm (493 words)

	Norway guide with travel, attractions, health and accommodation information
		The coast of Norway is quite temperate during the summer, as is the southern part, winters tend to be below freezing in the majority of the country and the northern mountainous areas experience Arctic conditions.
		The rail network in Norway is comprehensive and efficient if a little expensive, the network is run by NSB and boasts some of the most scenic rail routes in the world.
		Norway has plenty of hotels of all standards in all towns of any sized, however these will be prohibitively expensive for a lot of travellers.
	www.the-backpacking-site.com /countries/norway-overview.html (1066 words)

	E-Books : Early Kings of Norway: 3: Hakon the Good - Historical Text Archive
		Hakon Fairhair's last son, the little foster-child of Athelstan in England, who had been baptized and carefully educated, was come to his fourteenth or fifteenth year at his father's death; a very shining youth, as Athelstan saw with just pleasure.
		The Danes had been robbing extensively during the late tumults in Norway; this the Christian Hakon, now established there, paid in kind, and the two countries were at war; so that Gunhild's little boy was a welcome card in the hand of Blue-tooth.
		Hakon's arrangements against the continual invasions of Eric's sons, with Danish Blue-tooth backing them, were manifold, and for a long time successful.
	www.historicaltextarchive.com /books.php?op=viewbook&bookid=57&cid=3 (1349 words)

	Norway - Encyclopedia FunTrivia
		Norway is a constitutional monarchy, and the King has a figurehead role.
		Stavanger is a city in Rogaland County on the southwest coast of Norway.
		Haakon Magnus is the son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja and he is the next in line as heir to the throne.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/Geography/Norway-3871.html (1275 words)

	KD - Information dossiers on the structures of the education systems in Europe; Norway 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		As a result of a referendum in 1905, newly-independent Norway chose to become a kingdom instead of a republic and the Prince Carl of Denmark was invited to become king of Norway.
		Norway has a state church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, to which approximately 90% of the population belong.
		Norway covers 324,000 square kilometers (not including the islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen), has a distance from the southern to the northern point of about 1,752 kilometer and a coastline of about 2,650 km.
	odin.dep.no /kd/.../veiledninger/014005-990621/index-hov001-b-n-a.html (2419 words)

	E-Books : Early Kings of Norway: 15: Hakon the Old at Largs - Historical Text Archive
		Hakon was a great Politician in his time; and succeeded in many things before he lost Largs.
		He is called Hakon the Old, though one finds his age was but fifty-nine, probably a longish life for a Norway King.
		Snorro's narrative ceases when Snorro himself was born; that is to say, at the threshold of King Sverrir; of whose exploits and doubtful birth it is guessed by some that Snorro willingly forbore to speak in the hearing of such a Hakon.
	www.historicaltextarchive.com /books.php?op=viewbook&bookid=57&cid=15 (567 words)

	Medieval Scandinavian Kingdoms (A
		Waldemar Atterdag died in 1375, whereupon the Danish nobles chose to the Danish throne Olaf V., the son of Margaret, Queen of Sweden and Norway, Waldemar Atterdag's daughter.
		Harald Farfager, or Harald Fairhair, the founder of the Kingdom of Norway, reigned from A. 863 to 933.
		He gave Norway a code of laws, and also endeavored to introduce Christianity into his kingdom, but his subjects were staunch pagans, and it required three centuries for their conversion.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/MedScan.html (4503 words)

	Norway: Angus Reid Consultants
		Norwayâs monarchy is still in place today, although not directly descended from the same royal family.
		Norwayâs economy was severely affected by World War I. Despite the fact that the country remained neutral, it suffered large scale economic losses from the destruction of much of its shipping resources.
		Norway is regarded as a wealthier state than other EU members because of oil revenues.
	www.angus-reid.com /tracker/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=5892 (1902 words)

	KD - Information dossiers on the structures of the education systems in Europe; Norway 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Norway is an ancient land but a young nation.
		Norway's national assembly, called Stortinget, consists of 165 representatives elected for a period of 4 years.
		Norway is divided administratively into 19 counties and 435 municipalities.
	odin.dep.no /kd/engelsk/publ/veiledninger/014005-990621/index-hov001-b-n-a.html (2419 words)

	Aspen/Snowmass Nordic Council
		In Norway the sport of skiing was a natural consequence of the country’s mountainous topography and heavy winter snows.
		At the time, civil war was raging in Norway and carrying the young prince on their backs two of the Birchlegs fled over the mountains from Lillehammer, in the south of the Gudbrandsdal valley to Rena in Osterdal, a parallel valley further east.
		In his youth the late King Olav V (1903-1991) was a keen winter sports man, winning prizes for his prowess as a ski-jumper in events such as the annual Holmenkollen ski jumping competition.
	www.aspennordic.com /cradle.html (1749 words)

	EARLY KINGS OF NORWAY by Thomas Carlyle - CHAPTER V. - HAKON JARL.
		Hakon Jarl and these pirates, robbing Hakon's subjects and merchants that frequented him, were naturally in quarrel; and frequent fightings had fallen out, not generally to the profit of the Jomsburgers, who at last determined on revenge, and the rooting out of this obstructive Hakon Jarl.
		Hakon Jarl's renown rose naturally to the transcendent pitch after this exploit.
		Hakon Jarl, his chief labors in the world being over, is said to have become very dissolute in his elder days, especially in the matter of women; the wretched old fool, led away by idleness and fulness of bread, which to all of us are well said to be the parents of mischief.
	www.globusz.com /ebooks/Norway/00000016.htm (963 words)

	Norway: royal Castle - Royal Blue Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Built in Sikkilsdalen in the mountains of Jotunheimen in 1900 for the Swedish princes on the initiative of Norwegians during the union with Sweden.
		During the reign of King Olav V (1957-1991) the process of maintenance and modernization continued steadily but modestly, with priority only for what was considered essential.
		In 1991 the prime task facing the Government and King Harald V on his accession was the thorny issue of a thorough evaluation of the condition of the Royal Palace as a home, a place of work and a national symbol - and the financing of whatever repairs and restoration were needed.
	forums.rbhq.net /showthread.php?t=4085 (3188 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Norway, 1939-1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Norway during World War II In 1939, at the outbreak of World War II, Norway declared neutrality.
		Occupied Norway was of importance for Germany's nuclear bomb project, because Norway had a Heavy Water Plant at Ryukan.
		They were used by the sailors of Norway's merchant fleet; the surcharge was to benefit the families of the victims of the war.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/scandinavia/norway193945.html (773 words)

	Early kings of Norway by Thomas Carlyle: V HAKON JARL
		Hakon Jarl and these pirates, robbing Hakon`s subjects and merchants that frequented him, were naturally in quarrel; and frequent fightings had fallen out, not generally to the profit of the Jomsburgers, who at last determined on revenge, and the rooting out of this obstructive Hakon Jarl.
		Hakon Jarl`s renown rose naturally to the transcendent pitch after this exploit.
		Hakon Jarl, his chief labors in the world being over, is said to have become very dissolute in his elder days, especially in the matter of women; the wretched old fool, led away by idleness and fulness of bread, which to all of us are well said to be the parents of mischief.
	carlyle.classicauthors.net /Norway/Norway5.html (1013 words)

	Hakon the Good - Early Kings of Norway
		Hakon Fairhair's last son, the little foster-child of Athelstan in England, who had been baptized and carefully educated, was come to his fourteenth or fifteenth year at his father's death; a very shining youth, as Athelstan saw with just pleasure.
		The Danes had been robbing extensively during the late tumults in Norway; this the Christian Hakon, now established there, paid in kind, and the two countries were at war; so that Gunhild's little boy was a welcome card in the hand of Blue-tooth.
		Hakon's arrangements against the continual invasions of Eric's sons, with Danish Blue-tooth backing them, were manifold, and for a long time successful.
	www.sepo.net /books/early-kings-of-norway/hakon-the-good (1454 words)

	Oslo countries and capital cities information
		It has been regarded as the capital city since the reign of Hakon V of NorwayHåkon V (1299-1319), who was the first king to reside permanently in the city.
		A century later Norway was the weaker part in a personal union with Denmark, and Oslo's role was reduced to that of provincial administrative centre, with the kings residing in Copenhagen.
		Oslo's centrality in the political, cultural and economical life of Norway continues to be a source of considerable controversy and friction.
	www.dancinglessonsfromgod.co.uk /countries-capital-cities/oslo.htm (1431 words)

	Orkney Book Reviews - Papa Stour
		The argument began in the stofa or best room of the big farm on Papa Stour which belonged to Duke Hakon Magnusson, soon to become King Hakon V of Norway.
		For example, he was named as one of four ambassadors appointed to treat with Edward I of England with regard to Margaret, Maid of Norway, who was the nearest heir to the Scottish throne.
		Further chapters by Steffen Stummann Hansen, Hakon Christie and Bjarne Stoklund explore the use of timber houses in Norway and in the Norse settlements in the North Atlantic.
	www.orcadian.co.uk /books/reviews/papastour.htm (1200 words)

	Declining Support for Labor - Labor Governments - History - Norway - Europe
		King Olaf V, who had succeeded Hakon VII on the latter’s death in 1957, then asked Per Borten, leader of the Center Party, to form a government as head of a coalition of nonsocialist parties.
		Although it would continue to be Norway’s largest party, Labor would no longer be able to achieve majority status on its own.
		The succeeding decades of the 20th century would be characterized by coalition governments and conflict over Norway’s place within Europe.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/norway/history/labor_governments/declining_support_for_labor.htm (235 words)

	Ancestors of Ketil (Ken) Nygaard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		died 31 Dec 1998, Edwin Ruuds Hospital, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway
		died 15 Apr 1994, Norway>
		died 1673, Bunes Nordre, Hemnes, Høland, Akershus, Norway
	nygaard.howards.net /files/Names.htm (93 words)

	Hakon: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Hakon IV in Norway, but Hanef used his Norwegian...regularly based, was such that in 1230 when Hakon IV of Norway sent a fleet west to support...rejected out of hand by the Norwegian king, Hakon IV, who was steadily reasserting his own...
		Hakon was featured in Border Crossings among the artists, while Ms...
		HAKON For rulers of Norway thus named, use Haakon.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/hakon.jsp?l=H&p=1 (925 words)

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