- 800–1066 The Vikings invade Europe on their famous longships.
- 1030 Olaf Haraldsson is killed at the battle of Stiklestad. He was the driving force behind Norway’s conversion to Christianity, and was later canonized, and known as St Olav.
- 1349 The Black Plague kills half of Norway’s inhabitants.
- 1450 Norway becomes a subject of the Danish Crown. It will remain under its authority for almost 400 years.
- 1814 Secession from Denmark. The peace treaty of Kiel gives Norway to Sweden. The Norwegian constitution is written.
- 1825 First wave of Norwegian immigrations to the USA. The big exodus starts.
- 1905 The union with Sweden is dissolved and Norway becomes independent.
- 1960s Oil is found in the North Sea, a discovery that will change the fortunes of the country significantly.
- 1972 Norway votes against EU membership (it will do so again in 1994).
- 1994 The winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer.
#1 by Nils R Grotnes on March 10, 2010 - 10:43 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebqdwQzmSHM
A funny alternative version of the history lesson above.
#2 by admin on March 11, 2010 - 9:40 am
Hi Nils! Funny you should mention that video… I featured it on this blog earlier this year (http://www.elusivemoose.eu/2010/01/a-short-introduction-to-norway/). It was a big success! I take it you’re a new reader to the blog
Anyway, welcome, and I hope you find much of interest on these pages…
#3 by Nils R Grotnes on March 11, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Actually, it was probably here I originally found it. I even clicked on your video category to check that I didn’t tell you something you already knew…
Well, it’s well worth the second mention.