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  MSN Encarta - Search View - Norway
To the north is the Barents Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean; to the west is the Norwegian Sea; and to the south are the Skagerrak, a strait separating Norway from Denmark, and the North Sea.
Norway is a land of rugged, pine-topped mountain ranges, valleys gouged out by glaciers, and narrow deep-sided inlets from the sea known as fjords.
Norway is a constitutional monarchy, with a monarch as head of state and a democratically elected government.
encarta.msn.com /text_761556517__1/Norway.html   (11760 words)

  
 History of Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
With Sigurd's death (1130) the kingdom entered upon a period of disorder caused partly by strife between claimants to the throne, partly by rivalry between the secular and ecclesiastical dignitaries, whose partisans (known as the Birkebeinar and the Baglar) perpetrated unbelievable outrages and cruelty on each other.
In Norway she was not only made ruler for life, but her nephew, Eric of Pomerania, was acknowledged as the lawful heir.
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)

  
 Sigurd I of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sigurd I Magnusson (1089?-1130), nicknamed Sigurd Jorsalfare (Sigurd the Crusader) was king of Norway 1103-1130.
It is not known whether he returned with Magnus to Norway after the 1098 expedition, but when in 1102 Magnus returned to the west, he was present in Orkney.
However in 1103 when Magnus was killed in Ulaid, the fourteen year old Sigurd returned to Norway, leaving his child-bride behind.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sigurd_I_of_Norway   (404 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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   (4747 words)

  
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Earl Sigurd killed Melbridge Tooth, a Scotch earl, and hung his head to his stirrup-leather; but the calf of his leg were scratched by the teeth, which were sticking out from the head, and the wound caused inflammation in his leg, of which the earl died, and he was laid in a mound at Ekkjalsbakke.
Sigurd, earl of Hlader, was one of the greatest men for sacrifices, and so had Hakon his father been; and Sigurd always presided on account of the king at all the festivals of sacrifice in the Throndhjem country.
Sigurd the earl came accordingly with a great body of men, among whom were all the Throndhjem people who had set upon him the hardest to offer sacrifice; and all made their peace with the king, by the earl's persuasion.
www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext96/hmskr10.txt   (20489 words)

  
 Sigurd the Crusader, a Norse king - The Gold Scales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When all was ready for the journey it was determined that Sigurd should go, and his brother Eystein in the meantime, should rule the kingdom on their joint account.
On this expedition King Sigurd accompanied him, and after the kings had besieged the town some time it surrendered, and they took possession of it, and of a great treasure of money; and their men found other booty.
Sigurd: "On this expedition I was in many a battle in the Saracen's land, and won in all.
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 Völsunga Saga
Geneology: House of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflungs)
Sigurd met an old man with one eye (Odin in disguised again) and advised Sigurd to choose the young grey, telling the young hero that this horse was bred by Sleipnir (Odin's horse).
When Sigurd visit her, he revealed that he had been deceived by the magic of Grimhild, causing him to forget her and married Gudrun, yet it was too late for him to correct matters after Brynhild married Gunnar.
www.timelessmyths.com /norse/volsunga.html   (5217 words)

  
 EARLY KINGS OF NORWAY by Thomas Carlyle - CHAPTER XII. - OLAF THE TRANQUIL, MAGNUS BAREFOOT, AND SIGURD THE CRUSADER.
And the truth is, Sigurd intrinsically was a wise, able, and prudent man; who, surviving both his brothers, reigned a good while alone in a solid and successful way.
He shows features of an original, independent-thinking man; something of ruggedly strong, sincere, and honest, with peculiarities that are amiable and even pathetic in the character and temperament of him; as certainly, the course of life he took was of his own choosing, and peculiar enough.
Sigurd himself seems always to have rather favored Gylle, who was a cheerful, shrewd, patient, witty, and effective fellow; and had at first much quizzing to endure, from the younger kind, on account of his Irish way of speaking Norse, and for other reasons.
www.globusz.com /ebooks/Norway/00000023.htm   (1421 words)

  
 Heimskringla: Saga of Sigurd, Inge, and Eystein, the Sons of Harald
Sigurd Slembe sailed north around Stad; and when he came to North More, he found that letters and full powers had arrived before him from the leaders who had given in their allegiance to Harald's sons; so that there he got no welcome or help.
Sigurd sailed with his men out of the fjord, and was joined afterwards by Bjorn Egilson, Gunnar of Gimsar, Haldor Sigurdson, Aslak Hakonson, the brothers Bendikt and Eirik, and also the court which had before been with King Magnus, and many others.
Sigurd then went southward along the coast all the way east to Viken, and met Fin Saudaulfson east at Kvildar, as he was engaged in drawing in King Inge's rents and duties, and hanged him.
sunsite.berkeley.edu /OMACL/Heimskringla/sons.html   (10315 words)

  
 Sigurd Drakedreper (1989)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Sigurd tattles on the boy when he does nothing more than steal a little something to eat.
Sigurd thinks owning slaves is just great as long as they aren't beaten.
All I know is that Sigurd is difficult to warm up to and his parents and older brother are royal jerks.
excite.imdb.com /title/tt0129377   (497 words)

  
 2000 Grand Prix Helsinki Feature Match
Sigurd was with a five-coloured deck with a lot of strong spells but a tad light on removal, while Erno had a typical fl, red and blue deck with plenty of creature removal in addition to strong creatures.
Sigurd had drawn into all the different lands, and he cast a turn five Probe with kicker, taking two lands from Erno's hand.
Sigurd kept an opening hand with two lands and no forests, and he didn't draw more than four lands throughout the game.
www.wizards.com /sideboard/article.asp?x=GPHEL00\959fm4a   (872 words)

  
 Sigurd II of Norway - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Sigurd grew up in Trøndelag, and was made king there in 1136 upon the murder of his father, King Harald, together with his younger brother Inge.
The early years of Sigurd's regin was dominated by battles against the pretenders Sigurd Slembedjakn and Magnus the Blind.
Sigurd denied the accusations, but a few days later one Inge's guards was killed by one of Sigurd's.
education.music.us /S/Sigurd-II-of-Norway.htm   (527 words)

  
 Heimskringla: Saga of King Harald Grafeld and of Earl Hakon Son of Sigurd
Proposals of agreement then passed between Gunhild~s sons and Earl Sigurd, œor they got no scat from the Throndhjem country; and at last an agreement was concluded between the kings and the earl, and confirmed by oath.
Earl Sigurd was to get the same power in the Throndhjem land which he had possessed under King Hakon, and on that they considered themselves at peace.
SIGURD BURNT IN A HOUSE IN STJORADAL Earl Sigurd went in harvest into Stjoradal to guest-quarters, and from thence went to Oglo to a feast.
sunsite.berkeley.edu /OMACL/Heimskringla/grafeld.html   (4436 words)

  
 Magic: The Gathering Event Coverage
Sigurd Eskeland from Norway faced Warren Marsh in a game where Sigurd's odds were against him.
Sigurd then cast Land Grant again, showing the Wall of Roots left in his hand, and after finding another Tropical Island, he ended his turn.
Sigurd knew he would have to remember to return the Squee from his graveyard to his hand during his upkeep, and he asked head judge for the Masters, Elaine Chase, if he could mark his library.
www.wizards.com /sideboard/eventarticle.asp?event=MASTERSNY00&name=974fm3   (1247 words)

  
 Norway 3
Magnus III "Bear-Foot", King of Norway (1095-1103), *ca 1073, +k.a.Connaugt, Ireland 24.8.1103; m.ca 1101 Margareta of Sweden (+before 1130); all his kids were illegitimate:
Sigurd I "Jerusalemfahrer", co-King of Norway (1103-30), *1090, +insane 26.3.1130; 1m: 1102 Biadmuin, dau.of King Muikertach of Ireland; 2m: 1116/18 (div 1128) Malmfrid of Kiev (+after 1137)
Sigurd II Haraldsson "Mund" "the Mouth", co-King of Norway (1136-55), +murdered 10.6.1155
genealogy.euweb.cz /scand/norway3.html   (481 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Norway embarrassed as Iceland hold on
BODOE, Norway, May 22 (Reuters) - Norway were held to a 1-1 draw by Iceland in an international friendly on Wednesday after trailing the North Atlantic islanders for nearly an hour.
Norway were unable to pull level until the 60th minute when Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer slammed in a volley from a cross by substitute Sigurd Rushfeldt.
Norway had been confident of a win after beating World Cup co-hosts Japan 3-0 last week to end a dismal run of results.
www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0522/20020522norvice.html   (157 words)

  
 Oftedahl family history
Eystein, the eldest son at fourteen years old, was to have the northern third, Sigurd, who was thirteen years old, was to have the southern part, and Olaf, who was only four or five years old, would get his share when he grew a little older.
Eiel was born in Oftedahl, Bakke, Norway in 1830.
Sam (Berthe Oftedahl) Hanson, one of the daughters born in Norway, the decision to move to America was made because of the better future for the children.
www.oftedahl.com /history.html   (4342 words)

  
 DeRoe's Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In the old Norse language of Norway, all names commencing with an R were preceeded by the letter H. "Roe" was spelled "Hroe", "Rane" was spelled "Hrane", and "Rolf" was spelled "Hrolf".
This valley and river are said to be of the patrimony of the Viking invaders from Norway, among whom was found the men who gave their name to the river.
In Norway, around the year 1177, was a Bishop Roe who through Astrid, his daughter, there is a line of six Kings of Norway.
hometown.aol.com /DeRoe   (863 words)

  
 Icelandic Sagas, Volume 3: Appendices: Appendix A. How Norway Was Inhabited
That is now called Norway; but Gorr should have all those isles which lay on the larboard of his warship as he fared north along the land.
After that earl Sigurd was made after this world's honour king Olaf's earl, and held under him lands and fiefs, and gave him for an hostage that some son of his of whom it was spoken before; he was called Whelp or Hound.
Earl Sigurd bound with oaths all their agreement, and next after that king Olaf sailed away from the Orkneys, but set up there behind him priests to mend the folk's ways and teach them holy wisdom; so they, king Olaf and Sigurd, parted with friendship.
www.sacred-texts.com /neu/ice/is3/is316.htm   (1563 words)

  
 Eystein I Magnusson --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Norwegian Øystein Magnusson king of Norway (1103–22) whose reign with his brother Sigurd I Jerusalemfarer was the longest joint rule in the history of Norway.
An illegitimate son of Magnus III Barefoot, Eystein succeeded to the throne in 1103 with his younger brothers Sigurd I and Olaf (IV); the latter, a child, died in 1115, but Sigurd outlived Eystein.
king of Norway (1103–22) whose reign with his brother Sigurd I Jerusalemfarer was the longest joint rule in the history of Norway.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9033492?tocId=9033492   (684 words)

  
 Norway mulls troops, trainers for Iraq - (United Press International)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Oslo, Norway, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Norway is considering sending a large group of soldiers to Iraq, Aftenposten reported Wednesday.
Sigurd Frisvold, Norway's chief of defense, is seeking soldiers and instructors that can be moved to Baghdad on short notice.
The new manpower would be part of a NATO operation to train upper echelon Iraqi officers.
washingtontimes.com /upi-breaking/20041027-125738-9617r.htm   (141 words)

  
 Lindbergia­ a journal of bryology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Elsa Nyholm's Illustrated Flora of Nordic Mosses is produced in cooperation with The Nordic Bryological Society.
Inquiries concering subscription and distribution should be directed to: Lindbergia, c/o Sigurd M. Såstad, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, NTNU, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway (sigurd.sastad@vm.ntnu.no).
The Nordic Bryological Society is an organization based in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, open to individuals from all countries interested in the study of bryophytes.
www.oikos.ekol.lu.se /Lindbergia.jrnl.html   (928 words)

  
 Embassies in Norway, Embassies to Norway, embassy, embassies
Embassy of The Czech Republic in Oslo, Norway - WEB-site
Embassy of Denmark in Oslo, Norway - WEB-site
Embassy of Russia in Oslo, Norway - WEB-site
www.allembassies.com /embassies_in_norway.htm   (165 words)

  
 Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas
Carved doorposts of the medieval stave church at Hylestad, Setesdal, Norway.
Although part of a Christian church, the carvings represent scenes from the heathen story of Sigurd the dragon slayer.
The Sigurd Runestone at Ramsundsberget, Jäder, Södermanland, Sweden.
www.pitt.edu /~dash/mythlinks.html   (431 words)

  
 NorwayOnline
Destination Norway, is an introduction to Norway and its industry, because there is more to Norway than beautiful scenery.
Norwegian Environmental Technology pays tribute to the inspiring success of the Norwegian environmental technology sector, to the companies that develop and produce the technology, and to those who strive to minimize and even reverse the environmental impact of their activities and products by using it.
Contactinformation: Horn Forlag AS, Ole Deviksvei 4, 0666 Oslo, Norway.
www.norwayonline.no   (700 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient See of Vexio
John Sigfrid, an Englishman from Northumbria, who had been court bishop to King Olaf Tryggvasson from 977 to 1000, left Norway for Sweden in 1002 and worked six years in Westergötland (see ANCIENT SEE OF SKARA).
In 1158 he was canonized by Adrian IV and his shrine was, till the Reformation, the glory of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Sigfrid at Vexiö.
He had no immediate successors and in 1126 King Sigurd Jorsalafarer of Norway led a crusade to Smaaland to Christianize its inhabitants.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/16081a.htm   (480 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Sigurd and his brave companions, a tale of medieval Norway
Find in a Library: Sigurd and his brave companions, a tale of medieval Norway
Sigurd and his brave companions, a tale of medieval Norway
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 Some of my favorite places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Our family's cabin in the mountains, Ål, Norway
On top of the World: Blåberga, Ål, Norway
View of the Rincon Mountains from Blackett Ridge, Arizona, USA
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 Pettersen Back On Track at Four Hills-4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bischofshofen, Austria (Tuesday, January 6, 2004) - World Cup leader Sigurd Pettersen of Norway won his third event in the Four Hills Tournee Tuesday, laying down the longest jump of the final round.
He went 132.5 and 133.5 meters for 265.8 points with Slovenian Peter Zonta second at 263.4 on jumps of 134 and 131.5.
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