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was acknowledged as king throughout Norway , including the inland areas . Olaf
worked to increase royal power and to complete the Christianization of the
country . In so doing , he alienated the former chieftains , who called on Canute ,
now ...
was acknowledged as king throughout Norway , including the inland areas . Olaf
worked to increase royal power and to complete the Christianization of the
country . In so doing , he alienated the former chieftains , who called on Canute ,
now ...
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As a dissolution of the union led to the first real parliamentary national
demonstration , Norway began in the 1820s to government in Sweden . celebrate
May 17 , the date of the Eidsvoll constitution , as a national day . The King's
attempt to ...
As a dissolution of the union led to the first real parliamentary national
demonstration , Norway began in the 1820s to government in Sweden . celebrate
May 17 , the date of the Eidsvoll constitution , as a national day . The King's
attempt to ...
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The period 1905 to 1914 was characterized by rapid economic expansion in
Norway . ... merchant fleet , which had begun during the second half of the 19th
century , continued , and at the outbreak of World War I Norway's merchant navy
was ...
The period 1905 to 1914 was characterized by rapid economic expansion in
Norway . ... merchant fleet , which had begun during the second half of the 19th
century , continued , and at the outbreak of World War I Norway's merchant navy
was ...
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