1. Norwegian history I

2. Europe

4. Prehistoric Norway 10 000 BCMigration into Scandinavia 4000 BCAgriculture 1800 BCBronze 500 BCIron 200 ACRunes 500 ACSeagoing ships

6. Prehistoric Norway 10 000 BCMigration into Scandinavia 4000 BCAgriculture 1800 BCBronze 500 BCIron 200 ACRunes 500 ACSeagoing ships

8. Pre-national institutions Ting Law Religion

10. ”Pre-national” institutions The ting The law Religion

11. The Oseberg ship

14. The viking campaigns 793-1066

15. Viking age legacy Political unification and religious reform National kingdom: Harald Fairhair 872 Missionary kings: Håkon the Good, Olav Trygvason, Olav the Holy 1030

16. The slow formation of the medieval state 1030-1300 Monarchy and church develop as institutions The conflict between monarchy and church. Civil wars 1130-1240 The impact of christianity The western colonies King Sverre versus Rome ”The golden age”

19. The slow formation of the medieval state 1030-1300 Monarchy and church develop as institutions The conflict between king and church. Civil wars 1130-1240 The impact of christianity The western colonies King Sverre versus Rome ”The golden age”

20. The slow formation of the medieval state 1030-1300 Monarchy and church develop as institutions The conflict between monarchy and church. Civil wars 1130-1240 The impact of christianity The western colonies King Sverre versus Rome ”The golden age”

21. Monarch versus archbishop Sverre Eystein

22. The slow formation of the medieval state 1030-1300 Monarchy and church develop as institutions The conflict between monarchy and church. Civil wars 1130-1240 The impact of christianity The western colonies King Sverre versus Rome ”The golden age”

26. National disintegration in the late Middle Ages Fall of the royal dynasty 1319 The Hanseatic League The Black Plague 1349 Lutheran reformation 1537

30. National disintegration in the late Middle Ages Fall of the royal dynasty The Hanseatic League The Black Plague Lutheran reformation

35. National disintegration in the late Middle Ages Fall of the royal dynasty The Hanseatic League The Black Plague Lutheran reformation

38. Under Danish rule ”Danification” of the Norwegian elite: Danish fiefholders and Danish priests. Peasant freedom: Protected by topography The cultural divide: Danish center versus Norwegian periphery Norwegian mentality

39. The wars with Sweden The Seven Years War 1563-70 The Kalmar War 1611-13 The Hannibal Feud 1643-45 The Revenge War 1657-60 The Great Nordic War 1700-21

40. Royal autocracy 1660-1814 The feudal lords deprived of their privileges. All power derived from the king Administrative reform: Fief system replaced by professional bureaucracy upheld by the king. ”The twin kingdoms”

42. Norwegian economy under Denmark Fish export Timber trade and sawmill industry Mining industry Shipping After The Great Nordic War: Growing commercial activity and urban development. Commercial boom prior to The Napoleonic wars.

43. Population development Yearpopulation 1300450 000 1355225 000 1660440 000 1801883 553

44. Danish cultural influence The Bible translated to Danish Danish was the written language All higher education in Danish Two cultures: Norwegian for ordinary people. Danish for the elite.

46. Danish cultural influence The Bible translated to Danish Danish was the written language All higher education in Danish Two cultures: Norwegian for ordinary people. Danish for the elite.