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800-1000 Viking age. <br><br>872 King Harald Fairhair began to unite Norway into one kingdom. Before that, Norway was comprised of small, warring kingdoms. <br><br>1000 King Olav Trygvasson and King Olav Haraldsson “The Holy” began to spread Christianity throughout Norway. <br><br>1319 The old royal line died out. Norway united with Denmark. <br><br>1397-1523 The Union of Kalmar united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under one king. <br><br>1523-1814 Denmark and Norway united. <br><br>1536 The king of Denmark and Norway appropriated the land holdings of the Catholic church and declared the Lutheran church the state religion. <br><br>1814-1905 Norway united with Sweden. The Norwegian parliament ruled under constitution, but there was only one king for Norway and Sweden. <br><br>1905-57 Prince Carl Fredrik of Denmark (named Hakon VII) was elected king of Norway. He ruled as a constitutional monarch. <br> | 800-1000 Viking age. <br><br>872 King Harald Fairhair began to unite Norway into one kingdom. Before that, Norway was comprised of small, warring kingdoms. <br><br>1000 King Olav Trygvasson and King Olav Haraldsson “The Holy” began to spread Christianity throughout Norway. <br><br>1319 The old royal line died out. Norway united with Denmark. <br><br>1397-1523 The Union of Kalmar united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under one king. <br><br>1523-1814 Denmark and Norway united. <br><br>1536 The king of Denmark and Norway appropriated the land holdings of the Catholic church and declared the Lutheran church the state religion. <br><br>1814-1905 Norway united with Sweden. The Norwegian parliament ruled under constitution, but there was only one king for Norway and Sweden. <br><br>1905-57 Prince Carl Fredrik of Denmark (named Hakon VII) was elected king of Norway. He ruled as a constitutional monarch. <br> | ||
The FamilySearch Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at | The FamilySearch Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at FamilySearch Centers: | ||
<br>Gjerset, Knut. History of the Norwegian People. New York: The MacMillan Co., 1915. (FS Library book Scand 948.1 H2g; film 1,440,084.) | <br>Gjerset, Knut. History of the Norwegian People. New York: The MacMillan Co., 1915. (FS Library book Scand 948.1 H2g; film 1,440,084.) | ||
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