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11Norway — or Norge [nôr′wā΄] [OE Norweg < ON Norvegr < northr, NORTH + vegr, way: for IE base see WAY] country in N Europe, occupying the W & N parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula: 125,001 sq mi (323,751 sq km); pop. 4,248,000; cap. Oslo: Norw. name… …
12Norway — For other uses, see Norway (disambiguation). Kingdom of Norway Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål) Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk) …
13Norway — /nawr way/, n. Norwegian, Norge. a kingdom in N Europe, in the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 4,404,456; 124,555 sq. mi. (322,597 sq. km). Cap.: Oslo. * * * Norway Introduction Norway Background: Despite its neutrality, Norway was not able …
14Norway — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Norway <p></p> Background: <p></p> Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994.… …
15Norway — France (paquebot) Pour les articles homonymes, voir France (homonymie), section Navires et Norway (homonymie). France …
16Norway — The Reformation came to Norway in 1537, following its acceptance by King Christian III of Denmark (r. 1534 59), then sovereign of Norway as well. Norway officially accepted Lutheranism in 1539, and those bishops who remained loyal to Rome were …
17Norway — Die Bezeichnung Norway steht für: die englischsprachige Bezeichnung des Landes Norwegen Das Kreuzfahrtschiff Norway (Schiff) Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Norway (Illinois) Norway (Indiana) Norway (Iowa) Norway (Kansas) Norway (Maine) Norway… …
18Norway — A Danish domain dragged into the Napoleonic Wars in 1799. A seafaring nation highly dependent on grain import, Norway suffered badly under blockade from the Royal Navy, and only the recent introduction of the potato saved Norwegians from… …
19Norway — Estimated nomadic or seminomadic population: 400 Romanies and some 5,000 Travelers. Norway had become part of Denmark in 1380, and Danish laws applied. So, when the Danish king Christian III expelled Gypsies from his kingdom in 1536, this… …
20Norway — At the time of the German occupation of Norway in April 1940, there were approximately 2,100 Jews in the country, with about 200 from central Europe. Most Jews lived in Oslo, where they were integrated into all aspects of the city’s life.… …
