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=== General History <br>  ===
=== General History ===


'''800-1000:&nbsp;''' [[Norway:Viking Age|Viking Age]]  
'''800-1000:''' [[Norway:Viking Age|Viking Age]]  


'''872:&nbsp;''' King Harald Fairhair united Norway into one kingdom. Before that, Norway was comprised of small, warring kingdoms.  
'''872:''' King Harald Fairhair united Norway into one kingdom. Before that, Norway was comprised of small, warring kingdoms.  


'''1000'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; King Olav Trygvasson and King Olav Haraldsson "The Holy" brought Christianity to Norway.</nowiki>  
'''1000'''<nowiki>: King Olav Trygvasson and King Olav Haraldsson "The Holy" brought Christianity to Norway.</nowiki>  


'''1319:&nbsp;''' The old royal line died out. Norway united with Denmark.  
'''1319: ''' The old royal line died out. Norway united with Denmark.  


'''1397-1523:'''&nbsp;[[Norway:Kalmar Union|Kalmar Union]] is established, in which Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were united under one king. The Union of Kalmar  
'''1397-1523:''' [[Norway:Kalmar Union|Kalmar Union]] is established, in which Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were united under one king. The Union of Kalmar  


'''1523-1814:&nbsp;''' [[Norway:Danmark-Norge|Denmark and Norway united under one king]].  
'''1523-1814:&nbsp;''' [[Norway:Danmark-Norge|Denmark and Norway united under one king]].  


'''1536'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; The king of Denmark and Norway appropriates the land holdings of the Catholic church and declares the Lutheran church as the state religion.</nowiki>  
'''1536'''<nowiki>: The king of Denmark and Norway appropriates the land holdings of the Catholic church and declares the Lutheran church as the state religion.</nowiki>  


'''1814-1905'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Norway unites with Sweden. The Norwegian parliament rules under its own constitution, but there was only one king for Norway and Sweden.</nowiki>  
'''1814-1905'''<nowiki>: Norway unites with Sweden. The Norwegian parliament rules under its own constitution, but there was only one king for Norway and Sweden.</nowiki>  


'''1905-57:&nbsp;''' Prince Carl Fredrik of Denmark (named Hakon VII) was elected king of Norway. He ruled as a constitutional monarch.  
'''1905-57:&nbsp;''' Prince Carl Fredrik of Denmark (named Hakon VII) was elected king of Norway. He ruled as a constitutional monarch.  
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