Sites

Heimskringla (DL SunSITE) - English
URL: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Heimskringla/

Heimskringla or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway By Snorri Sturluson. Online Medieval and Classical Library.

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Norsk.narod - Norwegian, Russian
URL: http://nord.kazan.ws/

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Èñòîðèÿ, ÿçûê, êóëüòóðà, òðàäèöèè Íîðâåãèè.

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Íîðâåãèÿ (1015 - 1397) [Õðîíîëîãèÿ âîéí Ñðåäíåâåêîâüÿ] - Russian
URL: http://www.medievalfortress.com/campaigns/norv_01.html

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Outline of Norway's history - English
URL: http://www.cyberclip.com/Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/HistOutline.html

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The History of Norway - Articles - Cultural Heritage - Bergen Guide - English
URL: http://www.bergen-guide.com/347.htm

The first men to appear in what is now Norway, emerged from dim pre-history when the great inland ice sheets were retreating over Scandinavia. 10,000 years ago the forefathers of today´s Norwegians hunted reindeer and other prey on their long trek north.

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Scandinavian Studies Web: History - English
URL: http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wess/scan/hist.html

Links.

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Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Norway History - English
URL: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/norway/history.htm

Norway's first settlers arrived over 10,000 years ago at the end of the Ice Age. These early hunters and gatherers followed the glaciers as they retreated north, pursuing migratory reindeer herds.

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History of Norway - English
URL: http://www.ipv.pt/millenium/15_esf1.htm

The first men to appear in what is now Norway, emerged from dim prehistory when the great inland ice sheets were retreating over Scandinavia. 10,000 years ago the forefathers of today's Norwegians hunted reindeer and other prey on their long trek north.

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The history of the Catholic Church in Norway - English
URL: http://www.katolsk.no/www/about_en.htm

The history of the Catholic Church in Norway is as old as the kingdom itself, going back till about 900 A.D., with Christian monarchs from 930. The country was finally converted after the death of the king Saint Olav (+ 1030). The Christianisation was largely the work of Anglo-Saxon missionaries, and the Norwegian Church has been considered the only daughter of the English.

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Woldhagen.org: History of Norway - English
URL: http://woldhagen.org/woldhagen/norway/Nor_hist.htm

The forefathers of modern Norwegians were prehistoric hunters and farmers that arrived after the last Ice Age and other groups that continued to arrive through the Roman period and on through the 6th Century AD. The settlements in Southern and Western Norway reached saturation point prior to the Viking Era and it is from these areas that the Vikings sailed.

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Norway Genealogy [GenWeb] - English
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgnorway/

Norwegian family history research sources.

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The history of Norway - English
URL: http://www.reisenett.no/facts/history/

The beginning. The age of the Vikings (ca.800 - 1050 A.D.). The vikings. A United Kingdom. The advent of Christianity. Christianity in Norway. The Middle Ages. Union with Denmark. Secession from Denmark. 1814-1905. Norway after 1905. The Second World War. Liberation. Norways liberation.

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Stavanger History Guide - English
URL: http://amsterdam.park.org/Guests/Stavanger/

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Stavanger history since vigings era, web magazine, links, and more.

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Riksarkivaren - English
URL: http://www.riksarkivet.no/national.html

The Norwegian State Archives System (Arkivverket) consists of the National Archives (Riksarkivet), covering the central administrative institutions, and eight regional state archives (statsarkiv), covering the local branches of the state administration.

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Odin - Christianity in Norway - English
URL: http://odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990468/index-dok000-b-n-a.

London, 994 A.D. Kneeling at the baptismal font is Olav Tryggvason, a Norwegian-born Viking. Twice, he and his men have conquered Southeast England, and twice King Ethelred of England had to pay a huge ransom to get the Vikings to return their spoils.

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Odin - The history of Norway - English
URL: http://odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990454/index-dok000-b-n-a.

The first men to appear in what is now Norway, emerged from dim pre-history when the great inland ice sheets were retreating over Scandinavia. 10,000 years ago the forefathers of today's Norwegians hunted reindeer and other prey on their long trek north.

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Short timeline of Norwegian History - English
URL: http://www.engineering.ucsb.edu/~ansa/norway/history/history.html

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Anarchism in Norway - English
URL: http://www.powertech.no/anarchy/a_nor.html

The history of Norway and the anarchy.

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History of Norway - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/norway_history.html

The Viking period (9th to 11th centuries) was one of national unification and expansion. The Norwegian royal line died out in 1387, and the country entered a period of union with Denmark. By 1586, Norway had become part of the Danish Kingdom.

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Accordion History in Norway - English
URL: http://www.accordions.com/index/his/his_no.shtml

Around 1850, the accordion first appeared in Norway, via Poland and Sweden. It soon became popular in rural areas. Standard tunes included the Polka, which became known as pols. During the 1870's, the accordion increased in popularity, and by 1880 there were some well known players.

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