State

Norway

country in Northern Europe

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900–1945 CE
Founded
900 CE
Government
constitutional monarchy, representative democracy, unitary state, parliamentary system
Languages
Bokmål, Sámi, Nynorsk, Norwegian

Overview

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the archipelago Svalbard. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of approximately 5.6 million, and a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea.

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All rulers (59)

  1. Harald Fairhair924–930 CE
  2. Eric Bloodaxe931–933 CE
  3. Haakon the Good933–961 CE
  4. Harald Greycloak961–970 CE
  5. Sweyn I of Denmark986–995 CE
  6. Sweyn I of Denmark1000–1014
  7. Olaf II of Norway1015–1028
  8. Cnut the Great1028–1035
  9. Magnus the Good1035–1047
  10. Magnus II of Norway1066–1069
  11. Olaf III of Norway1067–1093
  12. Magnus Barefoot1093–1103
  13. Haakon Magnusson of Norway1093–1095
  14. Olav Magnusson of Norway1103–1115
  15. Eystein I of Norway1103–1123
  16. Sigurd the Crusader1103–1130
  17. Magnus IV of Norway1130–1135
  18. Harald IV of Norway1130–1136
  19. Inge I of Norway1136–1161
  20. Eystein II1142–1157
  21. Haakon II of Norway1157–1162
  22. Sigurd Markusfostre1162–1163
  23. Magnus V of Norway1163–1184
  24. Sverre of Norway1184–1202
  25. Haakon III of Norway1202–1204
  26. Guttorm of Norway1204
  27. Inge II of Norway1205–1217
  28. Haakon IV of Norway1217–1263
  29. Magnus VI of Norway1263–1280
  30. Eric II of Norway1280–1299
  31. Haakon V of Norway1299–1319
  32. Magnus IV of Sweden1319–1355
  33. Haakon VI of Norway1355–1380
  34. Olaf II of Denmark1380–1387
  35. Margaret I of Denmark1388–1412
  36. Eric of Pomerania1389–1442
  37. Christopher of Bavaria1442–1448
  38. Karl Knutsson1449–1450
  39. Christian I of Denmark1450–1481
  40. John, King of Denmark1483–1513
  41. Christian II of Denmark1513–1523
  42. Frederick I of Denmark1523–1533
  43. Christian III of Denmark1537–1559
  44. Frederick II of Denmark1559–1588
  45. Christian IV of Denmark1588–1648
  46. Frederick III of Denmark1648–1670
  47. Christian V of Denmark1670–1699
  48. Frederik IV of Denmark1699–1730
  49. Christian VI of Denmark1730–1746
  50. Frederick V of Denmark1746–1766
  51. Christian VII of Denmark1766–1808
  52. Frederick VI of Denmark1808–1814
  53. Charles XIII of Sweden1814–1818
  54. Christian VIII of Denmark1814
  55. Charles XIV John of Sweden1818–1844
  56. Oscar I of Sweden1844–1859
  57. Carl XV of Sweden1859–1872
  58. Oscar II of Sweden1872–1905
  59. Haakon VII of Norway1905–1957

Records (104)

  1. 860 CE — Battle of HakadalBattle
  2. 950 CE — Battle of AvaldsnesBattle
  3. 955 CE — Battle of RastarkalvBattle
  4. 961 CE — Battle of FitjarBattle
  5. 984 CE — Battle of HjörungavágrNaval battle
  6. 999 CE — Battle of SvolderNaval battle
  7. 1016 — Battle of NesjarNaval battle
  8. 1026 — Battle of HelgeåNaval battle
  9. 1028 — Battle of BoknafjordenBattle
  10. 1030 — Battle of StiklestadBattle
  11. 1062 — Battle of NisåBattle
  12. 1134 — Battle of FyrileivBattle
  13. 1139 — Battle of HolmengråBattle
  14. 1161 — Battle of OsloBattle
  15. 1162 — Battle of SekkenBattle
  16. 1163 — Battle of Re 1163Battle
  17. 1177 — Battle of ReBattle
  18. 1179 — Battle of KalvskinnetBattle
  19. 1180 — Battle of IlevolleneBattle
  20. 1181 — Battle of NordnesBattle
  21. 1184 — FimreiteNaval battle
  22. 1194 — Battle of FlorvågBattle
  23. 1206 — Bloody Wedding of NidarosMassacre
  24. 1222 — Battle of EkornholmenNaval battle
  25. 1225 — Battle of AvløsBattle
  26. 1240 — Battle at LåkeBattle
  27. 1263 — Battle of LargsBattle
  28. 1308 — Battle of Oslo 1308Battle
  29. 1308–1309 — Siege of AkersborgSiege
  30. 1326 — Treaty of NovgorodTreaty
  31. 1438–1441 — Dutch–Hanseatic WarWar
  32. 1450 — Treaty of BergenTreaty
  33. 1501–1512 — Svante Nilsson Sture's War against DenmarkWar
  34. 1537 — Siege of SteinvikholmSiege
  35. 1564 — Siege of Steinvikholm fortressSiege
  36. 1567 — Siege of Akershus fortress, 1567Siege
  37. 1612 — Battle of KringenBattle
  38. 1665 — Battle of VågenNaval battle
  39. 1711 — LöwendalsfejdenWar
  40. 1716 — Battle of GjellebekkBattle
  41. 1716 — First Battle of MossBattle
  42. 1716 — Siege of AkershusSiege
  43. 1718 — Siege of FredrikstenSiege
  44. 1718–1719 — Siege of TrondheimSiege
  45. 1751 — Lapp Codicil of 1751Treaty
  46. 1795 — Action of 22 August 1795Naval battle
  47. 1808 — Battle of AlvøenNaval battle
  48. 1808 — Battle of BerbyBattle
  49. 1808 — Battle of RødenesBattle
  50. 1808 — Battle of PrestebakkeBattle
  51. 1810 — Battle of SildaNaval battle
  52. 1812 — Battle of LyngørNaval battle
  53. 1814 — Convention of MossTreaty
  54. 1814 — Battle of LangnesBattle
  55. 1814 — Battle of MatrandBattle
  56. 1814 — Battle of RakkestadBattle
  57. 1814 — Battle of IddBattle
  58. 1814 — Det Tumultuariske OptrinRebellion
  59. 1852 — Kautokeino rebellionRebellion
  60. 1889 — Kristiania match workers' strike of 1889Uprising
  61. 1907 — Treaty between the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Norway, and Russia respecting the Independence and Territorial Integrity of NorwayTreaty
  62. 1920 — Svalbard TreatyTreaty
  63. 1921 — Barcelona Convention and Statute on Freedom of TransitTreaty
  64. 1921 — Barcelona Convention and Statute on the Regime of Navigable Waterways of International ConcernTreaty
  65. 1930 — Oslo AgreementsTreaty
  66. 1940 — Operation WeserübungCampaign
  67. 1940 — Norwegian CampaignCampaign
  68. 1940 — Battles of NarvikBattle
  69. 1940 — Altmark IncidentBattle
  70. 1940 — Battle of Drøbak SoundBattle
  71. 1940 — Battle of DombåsBattle
  72. 1940 — Battle of VinjesvingenBattle
  73. 1940 — Battle of MidtskogenBattle
  74. 1940 — Namsos CampaignCampaign
  75. 1940 — Åndalsnes landingsBattle
  76. 1940 — Battle of Hegra FortressBattle
  77. 1940 — Battle for KvamBattle
  78. 1940 — Battle of GratangenBattle
  79. 1940 — Kampene i Lunner, OpplandBattle
  80. 1940 — Capture of ArendalBattle
  81. 1940 — Capture of EgersundBattle
  82. 1940 — Battle of Høljarast BridgeBattle
  83. 1940 — Battle of HallingdalBattle
  84. 1940 — Campaign at Storjord and PothusBattle
  85. 1940 — Battle of Horten HarbourBattle
  86. 1940 — Battle of Eiunna BridgeBattle
  87. 1940 — Siege of Fort HegraSiege
  88. 1940 — Kjørem CampaignCampaign
  89. 1940 — Battle of AndalsnesBattle · Germany ▸ United Kingdom, France
  90. 1940 — Battle of Narvik (1st)Battle · United Kingdom ▸ Germany
  91. 1940 — Battle of Narvik (2nd)Battle · United Kingdom ▸ Germany
  92. 1940 — Battle of Narvik (3rd)Battle · United Kingdom, France ▸ Germany
  93. 1940 — Battle of NorwayBattle · Germany ▸ Norway, United Kingdom, France
  94. 1940 — Battle of OsloBattle · Germany ▸ Norway
  95. 1940 — Battle of ValdresBattle · Germany ▸ Norway
  96. 1941 — Milk strikeUprising
  97. 1941 — 1941 theatre strike in NorwayUprising
  98. 1942 — Beisfjord massacreMassacre
  99. 1943 — Battle of the North CapeNaval battle
  100. 1944 — Normandy landingsBattle
  101. 1944 — Liberation of East FinnmarkBattle
  102. 1944 — Battle of KirkenesBattle · Finland, USSR ▸ Germany
  103. 1945 — Black FridayBattle
  104. 1945 — Battle of HaglebuBattle

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