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Researching your ancestors will become more interesting as you learn about the events they may have participated in. For example, by using a history you might learn about the events that occurred in the year your great-grandparents were married. | Researching your ancestors will become more interesting as you learn about the events they may have participated in. For example, by using a history you might learn about the events that occurred in the year your great-grandparents were married. | ||
=== General History <br | === General History <br> === | ||
'''800-1000: | '''800-1000: ''' Viking age. | ||
'''872: | '''872: ''' King Harald Fairhair united Norway into one kingdom. Before that, Norway was comprised of small, warring kingdoms. | ||
'''1000'''<nowiki>: | '''1000'''<nowiki>: King Olav Trygvasson and King Olav Haraldsson "The Holy" brought Christianity to Norway.</nowiki> | ||
'''1319: | '''1319: ''' The old royal line died out. Norway united with Denmark. | ||
'''1397-1523: | '''1397-1523: ''' The Union of Kalmar is established, in which Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were united under one king. | ||
'''1523-1814: | '''1523-1814: ''' Denmark and Norway united under one king. | ||
'''1536'''<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>: | '''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: | '''1905-57: ''' Prince Carl Fredrik of Denmark (named Hakon VII) was elected king of Norway. He ruled as a constitutional monarch. | ||
'''World War I: | '''World War I: ''' (Norway is neutral, but in 1918 it is effectively blockaded. The Norwegian merchant fleet has great losses. | ||
'''1945 World War II'''<nowiki>: | '''1945 World War II'''<nowiki>: (Germans occupies Norway.)</nowiki> | ||
The Family History Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at Family History Centers: | The Family History Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at Family History Centers: | ||
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You can find histories in the Family History Library Catalog under: | You can find histories in the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
EUROPE - HISTORY<br | EUROPE - HISTORY<br>NORWAY - HISTORY<br>NORWAY, [COUNTY] - HISTORY<br>NORWAY, [COUNTY], [CITY] - HISTORY | ||
Major works on Norwegian history are also available in public and university libraries. | Major works on Norwegian history are also available in public and university libraries. | ||
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http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/ | http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/ | ||
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