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Multiple timeline of Norway

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This scheme is a multiple timelime of the history of Norway, part of the series of Series of multiple timelines of European countries and territories.
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The Kingdom of Norway (Kongeriket Norge) is a monarchy with a hereditary king, a parliament, the Great Assembly, elected by free multi-party elections and a government responsible to the parliament. Norway has as territories with limited Norwegian sovereignty Svalbard and Jan Mayen and as dependency Bouvet Island. Norway claims Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.
  • c. 1700 BC: Germanic tribes settle in present-day Norway.
  • 600s and earlier: Norsemen, Northern Germanic tribes, establish a number of small kingdoms. Much of the early history of these kingdoms is based on sagas and not proven history. They form the basis of Viking expeditions around the North Sea and further. They colonize, raid and trade in all parts of Europe. Norwegian Viking explore Iceland by accident in the 9th century when heading for the Faroe Islands, and eventually came across Vinland, The Vikings from Norway were most active in the northern and western British Isles and eastern North America isles.
Sami
Kingdom of Hordaland


Kingdom of Raumarike
Kingdom of Vestfold
Earldom of Lade Kingdom of Agder Kingdom of Vingulmark
Kingdom of Norway
Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway
Kingdom of Sweden
  • 1660: In the Treaty of Copenhagen Trondheim is restored to Norway.
  • 1716: Swedish forces invade Norway, capture the capital Christiania, (modern Oslo), but are defeated by the Norwegian army.
  • 1718: Another Swedish invasion is defeated.
Kingdom of Norway
German Empire
  • 1940: Nazi Germany invades and conquers as part of World War II Denmark and Norway. The fascist politician Vidkun Quisling attempts to overthrow the Norwegian government in response to the German invasion. Norway is ruled as the [Reichskommissariat Norwegen|Reich Commissariat of the Occupied Norwegian Territories]]. The government goes into exile.
Kingdom of Norway