TardisWorld History

History timeline

Norway

13 periods and events, 872 – 1990.

Periods and events

WhenPeriod or eventKindSource
872Harald Fairhair unifies Norway金发哈拉尔统一挪威

Victory at Hafrsfjord makes Harald the first king of Norway.

Dynasty or eraSource
1030Battle of Stiklestad斯蒂克莱斯塔德战役

King Olaf dies in battle and becomes Saint Olaf, sealing Norway's conversion.

ReligionSource
1130 – 1240Civil war era内战时代

A century of succession wars between rival royal claimants.

WarSource
1537 – 1814Union with Denmark与丹麦联合

Norway loses its own council and is ruled from Copenhagen.

PoliticsSource
1814Constitution of Eidsvoll埃兹沃尔宪法

Norway adopts one of the world's oldest written constitutions still in force.

PoliticsSource
1814 – 1905Union with Sweden与瑞典联合

Norway keeps its constitution but shares a king with Sweden.

PoliticsSource
1879Ibsen's A Doll's House易卜生《玩偶之家》

Henrik Ibsen's play shocks Europe with its critique of marriage.

LiteratureSource
1905Independence from Sweden脱离瑞典独立

The union is dissolved peacefully; Haakon VII becomes king.

PoliticsSource
1911Amundsen reaches the South Pole阿蒙森抵达南极点

Roald Amundsen's expedition is the first to reach the South Pole.

OtherSource
1940 – 1945German occupation德国占领

Germany invades; Quisling's collaborationist regime gives the world a new word.

WarSource
1969Oil found at Ekofisk发现埃科菲斯克油田

North Sea oil transforms Norway into one of the world's richest countries.

EconomySource
1972Norway votes against the EC挪威公投拒绝加入欧共体

Voters reject membership, as they do again in 1994.

PoliticsSource
1990Oil fund created设立石油基金

Oil revenue is saved in what becomes the world's largest sovereign wealth fund.

EconomySource

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