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History of the Norwegian People, Volume 1 by Knut Gjerset
by Loyal Books
A detailed and exhaustive history of the Norwegian People, written in two volumes. The author, Knut Gjerset, was born in Western Norway in 1865 and immigrated to Chippewa County, Minnesota, in the US with his parents in 1871 and his brother Oluf later got elected to public office there. He received a B.A. in Literature from the University of Minnesota, and also studied at John's Hopkins University from 1895-1896, and the University of Heidelberg, where he was awarded a PhD, from 1896-1898. This first volume deals with the Norwegian History from the earliest times, to the early 14th century and covers topics such as: Prehistoric Norway and iron and Bronze age cultures in the area, the Viking era, The Christianization of Norway and some related information on Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Shetland/Orkney Islands, etc., Early kings of Norway, Norway in the Crusades, and foreign policy reformations at the beginning of the Late Middle Ages. - Summary by Ærik Bjørnsson
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Preface
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The Country and Its Resources
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Scandinavia in Prehistoric Times, The Stone Age
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The Bronze Age
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The Iron Age
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The Migrations
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The People
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The Dawn of Historic Norway
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The Early Viking Expeditions
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The Vikings in Ireland and in the Islands
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The Vikings in France and Spain
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The Vikings in England
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Alfred the Great and the Vikings
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Names Applied to the Vikings
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Struggle Between Norsemen and Danes in Ireland
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The Viking Expeditions Eastward. Founding of the Russian Kingdom. The Varangians in Constantinople
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Life and Culture in the Viking Age
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Causes of the Viking Expeditions
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Towns and Commerce
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Dress, Houses, Food, and Drink
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Religion and Literature
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Early Social Conditions in Norway
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The Origin of the Yngling Dynasty
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Harald Haarfagre. Unification of Norway
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Events Outside of Norway. The Norse Colonial Empire. The Orkney and Shetland Islands
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Iceland and the Faroe Islands
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Finmarken
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Normandy and the Normans
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The Norse Colonies in Great Britain and Ireland
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The Fall of the Kingdom of York
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The Battle of Brunanburh
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The Last Years of Harald Haarfagre's Reign
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Eirik Blood-Ax
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Haakon the Good
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The Sons of Eirik Blood-Ax. Haakon Jarl the Leader of the Aristocracy. Loss of National Unity and Independence
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Olaf Tryggvason. The Introduction of Christianity in Norway
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Introduction of Christianity in the Faroe Islands and Iceland
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The Discovery and Colonization of Greenland
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The Discovery of the Mainland of North America
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The Downfall of the Viking Dominion in Ireland. The Battle of Clontarf
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The Norsemen in the Hebrides and in the Isle of Man
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The Norsemen in Scotland
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Conditions in Norway During the Reign of the Jarls Eirik and Svein
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Olav Haraldsson or Olav the Saint
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Foreign Relations
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King Olav Establishes Christianity in Norway. His Laws and Administration
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Norway Under Danish Overlordship. The Battle of Stiklestad. King Olav the Saint
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Magnus the Good. The Union of Norway and Denmark
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The Reign of Harald Haardraade
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The Second Conquest of England
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A detailed and exhaustive history of the Norwegian People, written in two volumes. The author, Knut Gjerset, was born in Western Norway in 1865 and immigrated to Chippewa County, Minnesota, in the US with his parents in 1871 and his brother Oluf later got elected to public office there. He received a B.A. in Literature from the University of Minnesota, and also studied at John's Hopkins University from 1895-1896, and the University of Heidelberg, where he was awarded a PhD, from 1896-1898. This first volume deals with the Norwegian History from the earliest times, to the early 14th century and covers topics such as: Prehistoric Norway and iron and Bronze age cultures in the area, the Viking era, The Christianization of Norway and some related information on Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Shetland/Orkney Islands, etc., Early kings of Norway, Norway in the Crusades, and foreign policy reformations at the beginning of the Late Middle Ages. - Summary by Ærik Bjørnsson
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