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History of Norway - The Viking kings

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See also: Viking Age By the time of the first historical records of Scandinavia, about the 700s AD, some 29 petty kingdoms existed in Norway; in most the ruler's title was Konge (still the Norwegian for King), as in Adger, Alveim, Hedemarken, Hordaland, Nordmør og Romsdal, Rogaland, Romerike, Sogn, Solør, Søndmør, Trøndelagen, Vestfold (which at various times included several of the aforementioned) and Viken; however in Haalogaland the title was jarl (compare earl), till it was changed to Ladejarl (apparently ...

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History of Norway: Encyclopedia II - History of Norway - The Viking kings

History of Norway - The Viking kings

See also: Viking Age

By the time of the first historical records of Scandinavia, about the 700s AD, some 29 petty kingdoms existed in Norway; in most the ruler's title was Konge (still the Norwegian for King), as in Adger, Alveim, Hedemarken, Hordaland, Nordmør og Romsdal, Rogaland, Romerike, Sogn, Solør, Søndmør, Trøndelagen, Vestfold (which at various times included several of the aforementioned) and Viken; however in Haalogaland the title was jarl (compare earl), till it was changed to Ladejarl (apparently incorporating an old geographical term) circa 870. A number of small communities were gradually organised into larger regions in the 9th century, and in 872 King Harald Fairhair unified the realm and became its first supreme ruler. King Harald had many children, and his heirs ruled Norway with short interruptions until 1319. Religious influence from Europe (especially England and Ireland) led to the adoption of Christianity. Central in this was King Olav Haraldsson ("The Holy") who died in the Battle of Stiklestad on July 29, 1030. He became Norway's patron Saint Olav, and his tomb at Nidaros cathedral Trondheim became the most important pilgrimage destination in Northern Europe. The archdiocese of Nidaros was established in 1153. Between 1130 and 1217 Norway underwent a period of Civil Wars. Around 1200, the Norwegian king ruled over land from Man in the Irish Sea to the Kola Peninsula in the east. Greenland and Iceland were incorporated as dependencies in 1262.

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