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<br>Norway has been involved in several wars, and its first military force is as old as the country itself. In the late middle ages the military was dissolved. The Danish king (Christian IV) decided in 1628 that a Norwegian army was to be re-established. This was the beginning of a permanent Norwegian Army. | <br>Norway has been involved in several wars, and its first military force is as old as the country itself. In the late middle ages the military was dissolved. The Danish king (Christian IV) decided in 1628 that a Norwegian army was to be re-established. This was the beginning of a permanent Norwegian Army. | ||
The Norwegian Army was reorganized in 1641 under Hannibal Sechested (Hannibal Feud), and a general war commissioner was chosen 1644. In the 1650s there were two general war commissioners in Norway, one for north of the mountains (nordafjelske) and one for south of the mountains (sønnafjelske). The army was later organized with a general war commissioner and several regional war commissioners. The number of war commissioners varied between seven and ten from 1880 | The Norwegian Army was reorganized in 1641 under Hannibal Sechested (Hannibal Feud), and a general war commissioner was chosen 1644. In the 1650s there were two general war commissioners in Norway, one for north of the mountains (nordafjelske) and one for south of the mountains (sønnafjelske). The army was later organized with a general war commissioner and several regional war commissioners. The number of war commissioners varied between seven and ten from 1880 to1900. | ||
Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family records, biographies, census, probate records, civil registration, and church records. Other sources such as church and census records are more easily available and contain better genealogical information than the military records. | Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family records, biographies, census, probate records, civil registration, and church records. Other sources such as church and census records are more easily available and contain better genealogical information than the military records. | ||
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'''Fjerding. '''A ''Fjerding'' is an old administrative jurisdiction that subdivided a county, district (Herred), and sometimes also a skipreie (skiprede). Standardized spellings of place name (names) can first be found in the | '''Fjerding. '''A ''Fjerding'' is an old administrative jurisdiction that subdivided a county, district (Herred), and sometimes also a skipreie (skiprede). Standardized spellings of place name (names) can first be found in the early1900s in Norway. Therefore, these terms may be spelled several different ways. | ||
The ''Fjerding'' was not the only jurisdiction used in the middle ages, but it seems to have been an important one for the church and states. It is the remnant of an ancient system that was still being used in Rogaland County in conjunction with larger court district even in the | The ''Fjerding'' was not the only jurisdiction used in the middle ages, but it seems to have been an important one for the church and states. It is the remnant of an ancient system that was still being used in Rogaland County in conjunction with larger court district even in the 1700s and 1800s. | ||
The term ''Fjerding ''is mainly used in early records in Norway. | The term ''Fjerding ''is mainly used in early records in Norway. | ||
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For information about Norwegians who settle in Wisconsin and served in the 15th Volunteer Infantry, see the following web site: | For information about Norwegians who settle in Wisconsin and served in the 15th Volunteer Infantry, see the following web site: | ||
[http://www.nordstaterne.dk/Engelsk/eng_inf.htm The 15th Wisconsin Regiment] | [http://www.nordstaterne.dk/Engelsk/eng_inf.htm The 15th Wisconsin Regiment] | ||
More military histories are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | More military histories are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
NORWAY - MILITARY HISTORY. | NORWAY - MILITARY HISTORY. | ||
== [[Norway: Military Ranks|Military Ranks]] == | == [[Norway: Military Ranks|Military Ranks]] == | ||