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Norwegian history I
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Europe
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Prehistoric Norway 10 000 BCMigration into Scandinavia 4000 BCAgriculture 1800 BCBronze 500 BCIron 200 ACRunes 500 ACSeagoing ships
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Prehistoric Norway 10 000 BCMigration into Scandinavia 4000 BCAgriculture 1800 BCBronze 500 BCIron 200 ACRunes 500 ACSeagoing ships
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Pre-national institutions Ting Law Religion
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”Pre-national” institutions The ting The law Religion
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The Oseberg ship
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The viking campaigns 793-1066
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Viking age legacy Political unification and religious reform National kingdom: Harald Fairhair 872 Missionary kings: Håkon the Good, Olav Trygvason, Olav the Holy 1030
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The slow formation of the medieval state 1030-1300 Monarchy and church develop as institutions The conflict between monarchy and church. Civil wars 1130-1240 The impact of christianity The western colonies King Sverre versus Rome ”The golden age”
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The slow formation of the medieval state 1030-1300 Monarchy and church develop as institutions The conflict between king and church. Civil wars 1130-1240 The impact of christianity The western colonies King Sverre versus Rome ”The golden age”
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The slow formation of the medieval state 1030-1300 Monarchy and church develop as institutions The conflict between monarchy and church. Civil wars 1130-1240 The impact of christianity The western colonies King Sverre versus Rome ”The golden age”
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Monarch versus archbishop Sverre Eystein
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The slow formation of the medieval state 1030-1300 Monarchy and church develop as institutions The conflict between monarchy and church. Civil wars 1130-1240 The impact of christianity The western colonies King Sverre versus Rome ”The golden age”
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National disintegration in the late Middle Ages Fall of the royal dynasty 1319 The Hanseatic League The Black Plague 1349 Lutheran reformation 1537
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National disintegration in the late Middle Ages Fall of the royal dynasty The Hanseatic League The Black Plague Lutheran reformation
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National disintegration in the late Middle Ages Fall of the royal dynasty The Hanseatic League The Black Plague Lutheran reformation
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Under Danish rule ”Danification” of the Norwegian elite: Danish fiefholders and Danish priests. Peasant freedom: Protected by topography The cultural divide: Danish center versus Norwegian periphery Norwegian mentality
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The wars with Sweden The Seven Years War 1563-70 The Kalmar War 1611-13 The Hannibal Feud 1643-45 The Revenge War 1657-60 The Great Nordic War 1700-21
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Royal autocracy 1660-1814 The feudal lords deprived of their privileges. All power derived from the king Administrative reform: Fief system replaced by professional bureaucracy upheld by the king. ”The twin kingdoms”
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Norwegian economy under Denmark Fish export Timber trade and sawmill industry Mining industry Shipping After The Great Nordic War: Growing commercial activity and urban development. Commercial boom prior to The Napoleonic wars.
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Population development Yearpopulation 1300450 000 1355225 000 1660440 000 1801883 553
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Danish cultural influence The Bible translated to Danish Danish was the written language All higher education in Danish Two cultures: Norwegian for ordinary people. Danish for the elite.
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Danish cultural influence The Bible translated to Danish Danish was the written language All higher education in Danish Two cultures: Norwegian for ordinary people. Danish for the elite.
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