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	Norway
		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 Härjedalen and Jämtland in 1645 and Bohuslän in 1658.
		In February 1948 Norway announced its agreement with the aims of the Marshall Plan, by which US aid was channelled into the war-torn countries of Europe, and undertook to participate in the economic cooperation of the 16 Marshall Plan countries.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019834.html (3510 words)

	World Homes Network - Norway
		During the Viking period (8th-11th centuries), Vikings from Norway raided and later settled in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, and the Hebrides, and on the west coast of Scotland, and the east coast of Ireland.
		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)

	Margaret of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283—1290), was Queen of Scotland (1286-1290).
		She was the daughter of Eric II of Norway and his wife Margaret, daughter of Alexander III, who died in childbirth.
		Margaret set sail from Norway to her new realm in the autumn of 1290, but took ill during the stormy voyage and died soon after reaching the Orkney Islands around September 26.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Margaret_I_of_Scotland (391 words)

	Margaret Maid of Norway on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		1283-90, queen of Scotland (1286-90), daughter of Eric II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland.
		In 1284 the nobles of Scotland recognized the infant Norwegian princess as heiress presumptive to the Scottish throne, and on Alexander III's death Margaret became queen under a regency.
		Edward I of England arranged a marriage for her with his eldest son, Edward, and this union was agreed to by the Scots in the Treaty of Birgham (1290), which stipulated that Scotland would remain independent.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MargM1N1.asp (278 words)

	MARGARET (MAID OF NORWAY) - LoveToKnow Article on MARGARET (MAID OF NORWAY) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Canmore king of Scotland, was the daughter of the English prince Edward, son of Edmund Ironside, and sister of Edgar vEtheling, and was probably born in Hungary.
		The English king Edward I. was closely watching affairs in Scotland, and in 1289 a marriage was arranged between the infant queen and Edward's son, afterwards Edward II.
		MARGARET (1353-1412), queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the daughter of Valdemar IV.
	65.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MARGARET_MAID_OF_NORWAY_.htm (2580 words)

	MARGARET (MAID OF NORWAY) - LoveToKnow Article on MARGARET (MAID OF NORWAY) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		By this compact, moreover, the chronically rebellious Jutish nobility lost the support they had hitherto always found in Schleswig-Holstein, and Margaret, free from all fear of domestic sedition, could now give her undivided attention to Sweden, where the mutinous nobles were already in arms against their unpopular king, Albert of Mecklenburg.
		The offices of high constable and earl marshal were left vacant; the Danehofer or national as-jemblies fell into desuetude, and the great queen, an ideal despot, ruled through her court officials acting as superior clerks.
		But aw and order were well maintained; the licence of the nobility was sternly repressed; the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway were treated as integral parts of the Danish state, and national aspirations were frowned upon or checked, though Norway, as being more loyal, was treated more indulgently than Sweden.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MARGARET_MAID_OF_NORWAY_.htm (2580 words)

	Norway
		Norway's power were further weakened by the fact that one third of the population died during the Black Death pandemic of 1349-1351.
		Norway was a nonbelligerent during World War I, but as a result of the Nazi German invasion and occupation during World War II, Norwegians generally became skeptical of the concept of neutrality and turned instead to collective security.
		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 Skagerrak to the south, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/Norway (8909 words)

	Eirik II of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was the eldest surviving son of Magnus the Lawgiver, King of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg of Denmark.
		Through his mother (who was daughter of Jutta of Saxony, herself a descendant of Ulvhild of Norway, duchess of Saxony), Eric descended from king St Olav, Olav II of Norway, being the first after Magnus the Good of that saint's descendants to ascend that throne (i.e, the descendants of St.Olav returned to kingship of Norway).
		Margaret died two years later in labour, giving birth to Margaret, Maid of Norway (d.1290).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_II_of_Norway (230 words)

	Norway
		Claimed to be son of Magnus III Barefoot; appeared in Norway (1128); at death of Sigurd I (1130), chosen by one faction as king opposed to Magnus IV; civil war (1134-35); captured and blinded Magnus (1135); slain by pretender Sigurd Slembi.
		Margaret I (1353-1412), queen of Denmark and Norway (1387-97) and of Sweden (1389-97), and founder of the Kalmar Union.
		Daughter of King Erik II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland and Margaret; affianced to Prince Edward, son of Edward I of England (1287); died in Orkneys en route to England.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/norway.htm (2417 words)

	Welcome to WWW.BeMentFamily.Com
		Oplaendinge, Jarl of the Uplands of Norway) was born Aft.
		Oplaendinge, Jarl of the Uplands of Norway) was born 15 Jun 1330 in Woodstock in Oxfordshire, and died 8 Jun 1376 in Westminster, England.
		Oplaendinge, Jarl of the Uplands of Norway) was born Bef.
	www.bementfamily.com /report3b.htm (16791 words)

	Famous Scots - King Alexander III
		Son of Alexander II, and a direct descendant of the first king of the Scots, Kenneth mac Alpin, Alexander was born at Roxburgh in 1241.
		His grand-daughter Margaret, the "Maid of Norway" became Queen of Scotland at the age of three.
		She left Norway to come to Orkney in 1290 but died on the voyage, before reaching Scotland, plunging Scotland into a long period of conflict for survival as an independent country in the "Wars of Independence".
	www.rampantscotland.com /famous/blfamalexander3.htm (315 words)

	Scotland's Past - Treaty of Birgham and the Maid of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Treaty of Birgham and the Maid of Norway (1286 - 1290)
		After the death of Alexander III in 1286 his wife Yolande announced that she was pregnant and this meant a delay in announcing a new ruler until it was proved true as Alexander had left no other heirs.
		Within a few months it was obvious that Yolande was not pregnant after all and this left the 'Maid of Norway', Alexander's only surviving grandchild of his first wife, as heir to the kingdom.
	www.scotlandspast.org /birgham.cfm (815 words)

	Norway
		Norway is situated in the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula.
		Nearly 70% of Norway is uninhabitable and covered by mountains, glaciers, moors, and rivers.
		After 1442, Norway was ruled by Danish kings until 1814, when it was united with Sweden—although retaining a degree of independence and receiving a new constitution—in an uneasy partnership.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107851.html (795 words)

	October 7th
		What we really know of the 'fair maid of Norroway' is very little, however liberally we may draw on imagination to supply the deficiencies, and fill in the lights and shadows to a picture of which the chroniclers of the times have furnished us with nothing but the most meagre outlines.
		It is not to the brief and sententious records of the thirteenth century, that we are to look for narratives of domestic events, or the personal history of a little girl of seven years old, even though that little girl were a queen in her own right.
		No particulars are known as to the precise spot where the Maid of Norway died, and even her place of burial has never been satisfactorily ascertained.
	www.thebookofdays.com /months/oct/7.htm (2369 words)

	William Wallace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Alexander's daughter, Margaret, who had been married to the King of Norway had a daughter, surprisingly enough her name was also Margaret.
		Their queen was a three year old girl called Margaret, and she was hundreds of miles away in Norway residing with her father the King of Norway who was only 16 years old himself.
		With Longshank's usual cunning and educated ways he set about putting in place England's terms, Margaret 'The Maid of Norway' and the ' Damsel of Scotland' was to succeed the throne as was her birth right.
	www.angelfire.com /ky/austinpaul/desk/wallace.html (4868 words)

	Magnus VI of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"Law-mender"), king of Norway from 1263 until 1280.
		A man of peace, he brought an end to the Scottish war by ceding (1266) the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Alexander III of Scotland for a large sum as specified in the Treaty of Perth.
		He was succeeded by his sons, Eirik II Magnusson (reigned 1280-1299) who was the father of Margaret Maid of Norway, and Haakon V Magnusson (reigned 1299-1319).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magnus_VI_of_Norway (233 words)

	BBC - History - Death of Alexander III and the succession crisis 1286 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		His heir was his infant grand-daughter, the Maid of Norway.
		The Maid's great-uncle, King Edward of England, arranged to bring the Maid to Scotland and marry her to his son.
		After the death of the Maid of Norway, thirteen "Competitors" claimed the Scottish throne.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/timelines/scotland/death_alex.shtml (223 words)

	Sir Patrick Spens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The events of the ballad are similar to, and may chronicle, an actual event: the bringing home of the Scottish princess The Maid of Norway across the North Sea in 1290 (though there is speculation that it may relate to a voyage by the princess's mother in 1281).
		Sir Patrick, though honoured to receive a royal commission, is dismayed at being put to sea in the dead of winter, clearly realising this voyage could well be his last.
		In Norway tension arises between the Norwegian lords and the Scots, who are accused of being a financial burden on the king.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sir_Patrick_Spens (439 words)

	Margaret I of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Margaret was the daughter of II of Norway">Eric II of Norway[?] and his wife Margaret, granddaughter of Alexander III, who died in childbirth.
		Eager to extend his own influence in Scotland, Edward arranged the Treaty of Birgham[?] (1290), by which Margaret was betrothed to his son the Prince of Wales (later II of England">Edward II of England), in return for an assurance of Scottish independence (though he would serve as ward for the young queen).
		Margaret set sail from Norway to her new realm, but took ill during the stormy voyage and died soon after reaching the Orkney Islands.
	www.termsdefined.net /ma/margaret-i-of-scotland.html (414 words)

	Master Maid (Scandinavian, Norwegian Folktales)
		So they talked and talked and talked some more, and before the day was done, he had his arm around her.
		Master Maid took a butcher knife down from the wall.
		But Master Maid tossed the lump of salt behind her.
	www.aaronshep.com /stories/025.html (1904 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 10288
		She married Eirik II Magnusson, King of Norway, son of Magnus VI Haakonsson, King of Norway and Ingeborg Eriksdottir, Princess of Denmark, circa 31 August 1281 at Bergen, Norway.
		Eirik II Magnusson, King of Norway was the son of Magnus VI Haakonsson, King of Norway and Ingeborg Eriksdottir, Princess of Denmark.
		Margaret 'Maid of Norway' Eriksdottir, Queen of Scotland was the daughter of Eirik II Magnusson, King of Norway and Margaret of Scotland, Princess of Scotland.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10288.htm (1897 words)

	Welcome to The Hunterian Museum - Robert the Bruce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Alexander's sole surviving descendant was his granddaughter, Margaret 'Maid of Norway', who was born as a result of the marriage between Alexander's daughter Margaret, and Erik II of Norway.
		Their consultation resulted in the Treaty of Birgham (1290), the conditions of which included that the Maid of Norway would marry Edward's son.
		Nonetheless, the dynastic crisis was to take yet another turn for the worse, when in 1290, after reaching as far as Orkney on her way to Scotland, the young Maid of Norway died.
	www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk /Archives/robert/settingScene.shtml (1168 words)

	St. Margaret - the maid of Norway
		(son of Magnus, Gilbride's son, given the title of Earl by King Magnus of Norway in 1276) declares Margaret, the Maiden of Norway, the nearest heir of the throne in a document, dated 5th February 1283.
		After his death he was succeeded by his brother John, who appears in 1289 as one of the signatories to the letter addressed by the nobles to King Edward I of England, proposing that the young Prince Edward should marry Margaret, the Maid of Norway.
		The princesse's remains were taken back to Norway and buried in the High Church of Bergen by King Eirik, beside the remains of her mother.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/leitrim/147/stmargaret.html (624 words)

	Queen Margaret (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Margaret was born c.1282, the daughter of King Eric II of Norway and his wife, Princess Margaret of Scotland who died in 1283.
		On the death of King Alexander III, after a delay - his queen Yolande thought she was pregnant but this proved not the case - Margaret became Queen of Scotland in late 1286.
		This was only the start of the troubles to beset the newly-picked King of Scotland, John Balliol, on his coronation in 1292.
	www.templum.freeserve.co.uk /history/scottishkings/margaret.htm (315 words)

	Ancestors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Margaret, `The Maid of Norway' became heir-presumptive to the Kingdom of the Scots, on the death of her mother's brother Alexander, prince of Scotland, 28.1.1283-4.
		Her corpse was taken to Bergen and buried beside her mother, Queen Margaret of Norway, in the stone wall, on the north side of the choir, in Christ's Kirk at Bergen.
		Eric 11, King of Norway was representative of his late daughter, Margaret, `Maid of Norway'.
	www.pattersonheritage.co.uk /norway.htm (590 words)

	The Maid of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This document is the marriage contract between Eric, King of Norway and Margaret, daughter of Alexander III, of Scots (RH5/6).
		The contract said that if Alexander were to die without a male heir, the Scottish throne would pass to his daughter and any child that she might have with the Norwegian King.
		In 1286 Alexander did in fact die, as the result of a riding accident, without a son to succeed him and as his daughter Margaret had pre-deceased him his granddaughter in Norway, also called Margaret but now more commonly known as 'The Maid of Norway', inherited the throne by the terms of this document.
	www.nas.gov.uk /miniframe/dotm/Mar03.htm (246 words)

	Search Results for "Norway"
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