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	History of Norway - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Norway's power was weakened during this period by the loss of a large part of the population during the Black Death pandemic of 1349–1351.
		In 1814 Denmark-Norway was defeated in the Napoleonic wars and the king was forced to cede Norway to the king of Sweden in the Treaty of Kiel (January 14).
		Norway is today one of the worlds biggest oil exporters(Behind Saudi Arabia).The national economy is heavily based upon the oil.The nations shipping fleet is on a decline, after being the largest in the world during the 1980's and 1990's.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/History_of_Norway (2663 words)

	Norway - LoveToKnow 1911
		The snow-line in Norway is estimated at 3080 ft. in Seiland, 5150 ft. on Dovre Fjeld, and from 4100 to 4900 ft. in Jotunheim.
		Magnus saw the worthlessness of a doubtful suzerainty over islands which had lost their value to Norway since the decay of Viking enterprise.
		Their young son Olaf V., already king of Denmark, succeeded to his father's throne on Haakon's death in 1380, but died in 1387, leaving the royal line extinct, and the nearest successor to the throne the hostile King Albrecht of Sweden, of the Mecklenburg family.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Norway (15404 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: 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.
		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.
		Ecclesiastically, Norway was at first under the direction of the Archbishop of Lund (1103); later (1152) under the Archbishop of Trondhjem, who had jurisdiction over the Bishops of Bergen, Stavanger, Oslo, Hamar, Farvê, Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), Skalholt and Holar (Holum) in Iceland, and Gardar (Garde) in Greenland.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11117b.htm (4718 words)

	Magnus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Magnus (vampire), a character from Anne Rice's novel The Vampire Lestat.
		Magnus the Red, a fictional character in the fictional "Warhammer 40,000" universe.
		Magnus Eisengrim, a fictional character in Robertson Davies', The Deptford Trilogy -1983.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magnus (180 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 (2135 words)

	World Homes Network - Norway
		In 1184 Magnus V - who had been chosen as king in 1161 - was defeated and killed on the Sognefjord by the Birkebeinar (`Birchlegs´), the armed followers of a priest from the Faeroes called Sverre (or Sverrir), who (unlike Magnus) claimed to be of royal descent.
		Norway was made a province of Denmark (1536), forced to accept Christian III as king (ruled 1535-59), and compelled to adopt the Lutheran faith.
		Norway suffered considerably in the constant wars between Sweden and Denmark (the former having seceded from the union in the early 16th century), losing the provinces of Hä rjedalen and Jämtland in 1645 and Bohuslän in 1658.
	www.world-homes.net /atlas/europe/Scandanavia/norway.htm (3277 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)

	Harald V of Norway
		Harald V (born February 21, 1937) became King of Norway in 1991.
		The son of Olav V and of Princess Märtha of Sweden, Harald was born at Skaugum[?], near Oslo.
		He is the first King of Norway to have been born in Norway since King Olav IV was born there in 1370.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Harald_V.html (146 words)

	History of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1814, as a result of the Napoleonic wars, Norway was separated from Denmark and combined with Sweden.
		Upon Olav's death, his son Harald was crowned as King Harald V. 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.
	www.historyofnations.net /europe/norway.html (1648 words)

	The Monarchy (Norway - the official site in the United States)
		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 /facts/monarchy/monarchy/monarchy.htm (1105 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 Info - Articles - The Norwegian Flag
		Norway only became a free kingdom in 1905, and the Norwegian flag as we know it today dates back to 1821.
		This device was unpopular in Norway, The Storting took unilateral action to remove the Union Canton in 1898, and the king assented on October 11 1899.
		Norway Flag 4x6The 4"x6" size is mounted to a staff with a spear top.
	www.cyberclip.com /Katrine/NorwayInfo/Flagg.html (1389 words)

	Namnlöst dokument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Parents: King Magnus Ladulås and Helvig of Holstein.
		When the nobility heard that King Håkan V of Norway had died and that his nephew Magnus Eriksson had inherited the throne, they elected Magnus King of Sweden.
		Magnus Eriksson was the son of Birger's brother Erik.
	www.warholm.nu /BirgerMagnusson.html (217 words)

	Magnus VII — FactMonster.com
		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.
		Margaret I - Margaret I, 1353–1412, queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, daughter of Waldemar IV of...
		Norway: History - History Medieval Norway The history of Norway before the age of the Vikings is indistinct from that...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0831177.html (318 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg997 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Magnus V of Norway ERLINGSSON was born 1156 and died 15 Jun 1184.
		Sigurd I the Crusader of Norway MAGNUSON [Parents] was born 1089.
		Sverre of Norway SIGURDSSON King of Norway [Parents] was born 1152.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg997.htm (198 words)

	The Hindu : Hopes from Scandinavia
		THE INITIATIVES taken by Norway in response to feelers from Sri Lanka might leave many wondering how a Scandinavian country, separated by quite a few thousand miles from South Asia, is being sought after for bringing peace to the strife-torn island nation.
		In Norway, King Magnus V (1263-80) drafted a common code of law for the rural districts in 1274.
		If Norway was seeking separation from Sweden in the early 1900s, its desire for it could have resulted more from a longing for a separate identity than from any resentment against the kind of colonialism which provoked the freedom movements in Asia.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/06/10/stories/05102524.htm (1103 words)

	ANDERS JONASSEN KJÖLSTAD born 1768, Modum, Buskerud, Norway, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Carl Johan, King of Norway, extended royal permission for the widower and the maiden, Johanne Nilsdatter Ihlen, to be married in their home at the KJÖLSTAD farm.
		V. Magnus ANDERSON born 1801, Sondre Kjolstad, Buskerud, Norway, (son of ANDERS JONASSEN KJÖLSTAD and Maren Nielsdtr IHLEN).
		Bernt Sigurd Edvard ERIKSEN born 24 Dec 1877, Oslo, Norway, married 21 Dec 1902, in Oslo, Akershus, Norway, Ragnild Bernhardine FRISELL, born 24 Sep 1879, Kristianstad, KRI, Sweden, (daughter of Anders FRIZELL and Carolina LILJEQVIST) died 5 Mar 1960, Norway.
	home.att.net /~midlk/anderspx.htm (797 words)

	Nordic FAQ - 6 of 7 - NORWAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Norway emerged as an industrial nation from the beginning of this century, partly due to local elites investing money in shipbuilding, woolspinning, timber and pulp production, and partly because of foreign companies building up on electrochemical industry based upon cheap hydro-electric power.
		As King Magnus refused, the uncle, allied with a claimant to the Danish kingdom.
		Margarethe is appointed Regent and unites Norway, Sweden, and Denmark in the Union of Kalmar.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/nordic-faq/part6_NORWAY (5881 words)

	Norway: History
		In 1814, Denmark, which had sided with France, was obliged to consent to the Treaty of Kiel, by which it ceded Norway to the Swedish crown in exchange for W Pomerania.
		A Swedish army obliged Norway to accept Charles XIII of Sweden, but the act of union of 1814 recognized Norway as an independent kingdom, in personal union with Sweden, with its own constitution and parliament.
		Norway attempted to remain neutral in World War II, but in Apr., 1940, German troops invaded, and in a short time nearly the whole country was in German hands.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0860056.html (1246 words)

	norway01
		Sigurd II Haraldsson, Mouth of Norway, King of Norway (b 1133, 10.06.1155)
		Christina Sigurdsdottir (dau of Sigurd I Magnusson, the Crusader, King of Norway)
		Magnus VI Haakonsson, the Law Mender, King of Norway (b 1238, d 09.05.1280)
	www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/continent/mn/norway01.htm (493 words)

	Timeline Norway
		The King of Norway was killed and Harold’s forces destroyed the Vikings who returned to Norway in 24 of their 300 ships.
		Yeltsin signed an accord with King Harold V of Norway for the dismantling and disposal of 90 nuclear submarines decaying in the Barents Sea.
		2006 Jun 19, In Norway the prime ministers of 5 nations gathered at the northern island of Svalbard to lay the cornerstone for the Svalbard Int’l.
	timelines.ws /countries/NORWAY.HTML (6795 words)

	Boats escaping from Norway WW II - V
		Skipper and owner was Hans Feie from Fosnavåg, who subsequently joined the "North Sea Traffic", at first as skipper on one of the boats that transported intelligence people to Norway, later as pilot in the MTB Squadron at Lerwick.
		The intention was to take Veststein back to Norway after having landed the soldiers, but this was not permitted by the British at Lerwick.
		According to an article in the Norwegian magazine "Krigsseileren" No. 1 for 1985, Olav Skarpenes fished with Viola until the spring of 1942, at which time she was requisitioned for special service, based in Peterhead near Aberdeen, and Skarpenes joined the Navy, taking part in operations on the Norwegian coast.
	www.warsailors.com /shetlandbus/boatsv.html (2534 words)

	Norway
		The style Norges rike (State of Norway) for the polity is a common expression, but becomes statutory only on 1 Feb 1942 with its appearance on the State Seal.
		It is cogently argued by the author of an authoritative study of the period that "by February 1 1942 Norway did not cease to be a Kingdom, however, since the Constitution of 1814 was still valid.
		These polities predate the unification of Kingdom of Norway (traditional date 872) and continue, either in dissidence or subordinate to either Norway or a "foreign" power (Denmark, Sweden).
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Norway.htm (3459 words)

	Reigns of the Kings of Norway
		Denmark and Norway had a standing agreement that if the king of either country died without an heir, the throne would pass to the king of the other country.
		In 1042, Magnus also became king of Denmark when Harthacnut, king of Denmark, died without an heir.
		8 June 1815, Act of the Congress of Vienna: Sweden retains Norway, which is given a separate constitution.
	www.sizes.com /time/CHRNNorway_kings.htm (124 words)

	UNDP - Goodwill Ambassadors - Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		UNDP - Goodwill Ambassadors - Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway
		Becoming UNDP Goodwill Ambassador recently – one of the newest and youngest among these human development advocates – Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway combines youthful zeal with passion to close the gap between rich and poor worldwide.
		The second child and only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja, Prince Haakon became Crown Prince in January 1991, when he was 17 years old.
	www.undp.org /goodwill/haakon.shtml (406 words)

	Magnus Dagestad Museum Norway Directory
		Magnus Dagestad (1865-1957) was a craft artist and wood carver, known throughout Norway for his carved and decorated furniture and buildings.
		His style was marked by the use of old Norse ornamentation.
		A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Æ Ø Å
	www.norway.com /directories/d_company.asp?id=21127 (98 words)

	Magnus Lyons Samuelson Broadheads
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		Magnus can mean: Kings of Norway Magnus I of Norway Magnus II of Norway Magnus III of Norway Magnus IV of Norway Magnus V of Norway Magnus VI of Norway Magnus VII of Norway Kings of Sweden
	www.lookee.com /r/magnus (132 words)

	June 15 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		1184 - King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the battle of Fimreite.
		1992 - The United States Supreme Court rules in US vs. Alvarez-Machain that it is permissible for the USA to abduct suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries.
		No reciprocal right is recognized for the reverse to happen in the USA.
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-June_15 (1397 words)

	Harald V, King of Norway (1937- )
		Prince of Norway, with the style of His Royal Highness
		H.M. Harald V, By the Grace of God and the Will of the People, King of Norway
		Sovereign and Grand Master of the Orders of St Olav and the Lion of Norway
	www.regiments.org /biography/royals/1937harN.htm (415 words)

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