8 events with tag "Norway"
850
ID: 4213
Ragnar Lodbrok kills lindworm - Viking hero kills giant serpent to win Thora, wears shaggy breeches for protection (Saga accounts)
ID: 4213
872
ID: 3705
Harald Fairhair begins unification of Norway - battles to become first King of all Norway, causes Viking emigration
ID: 3705
1000
ID: 3748
Battle of Svolder - Sweyn Forkbeard defeats Olaf Tryggvason, Denmark gains control of Norway
ID: 3748
1030
ID: 3721
July 29, 1030
Battle of Stiklestad - Olaf II killed trying to reclaim Norway, later becomes St. Olaf, patron saint of Norway
ID: 3721
1042
ID: 3749
Magnus the Good becomes King of Denmark - son of Olaf II rules both Norway and Denmark
ID: 3749
1660
ID: 3765
Absolute monarchy established - Frederick III gains absolute power after defeat by Sweden
ID: 3765
1814
ID: 3769
Treaty of Kiel - Denmark loses Norway to Sweden as punishment for supporting Napoleon
ID: 3769
1934
ID: 1418
Norway and Sweden pass sterilization laws
ID: 1418