Norway Travel Guide by DK

Ref: DK (2003). Norway Travel Guide. DK Publishing.

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Chronology

  • 1969: Discovery of oil reserves in the North Sea off the coast of Norway (Norway by DK).

  • 1913: Norway introduces universal suffrage for women, one of the first European countries to do so (Norway by DK).

  • 1905: Norwegian King Haakon VII, Queen Maud, and Crown Prince Olav take up residence in the palace in Oslo (Norway by DK).

  • Nov, 1814: Swedish Crown Prince Karl Johan accepts the Norwegian constitution. Christian Frederik becomes King of Norway (Norway by DK).

  • Apr, 1814: Danish Prince and Governor-General of Norway Christian Frederik gather at a country house in Eidsvoll to construct a Norwegian constitution with Frederik as its king. Swedish Crown Prince Karl Johan rejected this and invaded Norway, demanding the treaty of Kiel be implemented (Norway by DK).

  • Jan, 1814: The Treaty of Kiel; Norway surrenders to Sweden ending the 400-yr union of Danish-Norwegian rule. Christian Frederik, the Danish prince and governor-general of Norway, opposes the Treaty (Norway by DK).

  • 1813: On the defeat of Napoleon, Swedish Crown Prince Karl Johan marches on Denmark (Norway by DK).

  • 1807: Norwegian King Frederik VI allies with Napoleon. Britain retaliates by blockading Norway’s harbors. This combined with a continuing war with Sweden, meant Norway was surrounded and isolated, triggering years of hunger and hardship. In Sweden, meanwhile, the crown prince Karl Johan convinced his allies that he could force Denmark to relinquish Norway (Norway by DK).

  • 1709: The Great Nordic Wars take place between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (Norway by DK).

  • 1660: Frederik III, son of Norwegian King Christian IV, becomes absolute ruler of Norway and the country is integrated into Denmark (Norway by DK).

  • 1621: Vardø in N. Norway’s Finnmark sees one of the biggest witch trials in Scandinavia (Norway by DK).

  • 1523: The Kalmar Union ends and Norway is affiliated with Denmark alone (Norway by DK).

  • 1469: Norwegian expansion ends when the Orkney and Shetland Islands are sold to the Scots (Norway by DK).

  • 1397-1523: Norway, Denmark, and Sweden are united under the rule of the Kalmar Union (Norway by DK).

  • 1397: The Kalmar Union unites Norway, Denmark, and Sweden under one King, King Erik of Pomerania (Norway by DK).

  • 1397: Death of Norwegian/Danish King Olav. His mother, Margaret, is declared regent. She nominates Erik of Pomerania as King of all Scandinavian nations (Norway by DK).

  • 1380: Death of Norwegian King Håkon IV. His son, Olav becomes King of both Norway and Denmark (Norway by DK).

  • 1375: Olav, son of Norwegian King Håkon IV and Danish Princess Margaret, becomes Danish King (Norway by DK).

  • 1363: Norwegian King Håkon IV marries Danish Princess Margaret. Their son Olav becomes King of Denmark in 1375 (Norway by DK).

  • 1349: The Black Death arrives in Bergen and sweeps through Norway (Norway by DK).

  • 1015: Reign of Norwegian King Olaf (‘II’) Haraldsson (Norway by DK, Wiki).

  • 1013- 3 Feb, 1014: Reign of Swein Forkbeard as English King (Wiki).

  • 1013: Norwegian/Danish King Swein Forkbeard becomes the first Danish King of the English (Wiki).

  • 1000-3 Feb, 1014: Reign of Norwegian King Swein Forkbeard (Wiki).

  • 1000: Danish King Swein Forkbeard assumes the throne of Norway with the allegiance of Eric, Earl of Lade (Wiki).

  • 995-1000: Reign of Norwegian King Olav (‘Olaf I’) Tryggvason (Norway by DK).

  • 986- 3 Feb, 1014: Reign of Swein Forkbeard, son of Harald Bluetooth, as Danish King. Swein later becomes King of Norway on the death of Harald Bluetooth (Wiki).

  • 986: Danish King Harald Bluetooth’s son, Swein Forkbeard, revolts against his father and seizes the Danish throne. Harald was driven into exile and died shortly afterwards (Wiki).

  • 970-986: Reign of Harald Bluetooth as Norwegian King (Wiki).

  • 970: Assassination of Norwegian King Harald Greycloak. He is succeeded by Harald Bluetooth (Wiki).

  • 961-970: Reign of Harald Greycloak as Norwegian King (Wiki).

  • 961: Death of Norwegian King Haakon the Good in the Battle of Fitjar. He is succeeded by Harald Greycloak (Wiki).

  • 958-986: Reign of Harald Bluetooth, son of King Gorm the Old and Thyra Dannebod, as Danish King. Harald introduced Christianity to Denmark and consolidated his rule over most of Jutland and Zealand. In 970 on the death of Norwegian King Harald Greycloak, Harald Bluetooth becomes Norwegian King (Wiki).

  • 934-961: Reign of Haakon the Good (‘Haraldsson’) as Norwegian King. Haakon is noted for his attempts to introduce Christianity into Norway (Wiki).

  • 793: Vikings raid the English monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumberland (Norway by DK).

  • 9300 BCE: The Komsa people, Norway’s first inhabitants, live in Alta, Finmark in Norway’s far North (Norway by DK).

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