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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 | The FamilySearch Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at Family History 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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<br>Local Histories <br>Local histories should be studied and enjoyed for the background information they can provide about your family's lifestyle and environment. | <br>Local Histories <br>Local histories should be studied and enjoyed for the background information they can provide about your family's lifestyle and environment. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has many local histories for towns in Norway. The local histories are called bygdebøker. They give statistical information about the general area and may give genealogical information about the people in the community. See [[Norway Genealogy]] and [[Norway Periodicals]]. Some of these histories are available at major public and university libraries in the Midwest. | ||
[https://books.google.com/books?id=Yo8BAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage&dq=Norway#v=onepage&q&f=false Norway], By Sigwart Sörensen, Published by P. F. Collier, 1899. | [https://books.google.com/books?id=Yo8BAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage&dq=Norway#v=onepage&q&f=false Norway], By Sigwart Sörensen, Published by P. F. Collier, 1899. | ||
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