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
PrefaceThe Country and Its ResourcesScandinavia in Prehistoric Times, The Stone AgeThe Bronze AgeThe Iron AgeThe MigrationsThe PeopleThe Dawn of Historic NorwayThe Early Viking ExpeditionsThe Vikings in Ireland and in the IslandsThe Vikings in France and SpainThe Vikings in EnglandAlfred the Great and the VikingsNames Applied to the VikingsStruggle Between Norsemen and Danes in IrelandThe Viking Expeditions Eastward. Founding of the Russian Kingdom. The Varangians in ConstantinopleLife and Culture in the Viking AgeCauses of the Viking ExpeditionsTowns and CommerceDress, Houses, Food, and DrinkReligion and LiteratureEarly Social Conditions in NorwayThe Origin of the Yngling DynastyHarald Haarfagre. Unification of NorwayEvents Outside of Norway. The Norse Colonial Empire. The Orkney and Shetland IslandsIceland and the Faroe IslandsFinmarkenNormandy and the NormansThe Norse Colonies in Great Britain and IrelandThe Fall of the Kingdom of YorkThe Battle of BrunanburhThe Last Years of Harald Haarfagre's ReignEirik Blood-AxHaakon the GoodThe Sons of Eirik Blood-Ax. Haakon Jarl the Leader of the Aristocracy. Loss of National Unity and IndependenceOlaf Tryggvason. The Introduction of Christianity in NorwayIntroduction of Christianity in the Faroe Islands and IcelandThe Discovery and Colonization of GreenlandThe Discovery of the Mainland of North AmericaThe Downfall of the Viking Dominion in Ireland. The Battle of ClontarfThe Norsemen in the Hebrides and in the Isle of ManThe Norsemen in ScotlandConditions in Norway During the Reign of the Jarls Eirik and SveinOlav Haraldsson or Olav the SaintForeign RelationsKing Olav Establishes Christianity in Norway. His Laws and AdministrationNorway Under Danish Overlordship. The Battle of Stiklestad. King Olav the SaintMagnus the Good. The Union of Norway and DenmarkThe Reign of Harald HaardraadeThe Second Conquest of EnglandOlav Kyrre. The Period of PeaceThe Revival of the Viking Spirit. Magnus BarefootThe Norwegian Coat of ArmsNorway Participates in the Crusades. Eystein Magnusson and Sigurd the CrusaderKing Eystein Magnusson's Reign. The Acquisition of JæmtlandThe Reign of King Sigurd the CrusaderThe Period of Civil Wars. Magnus the Blind, Harald Gille, and Sigurd SlembediaknThe Inner Organization and Growth of the Church of NorwayRagnvald Jarl's CrusadeThe Second Stage of Civil Wars. The Rule of Erling Skakke and Magnus ErlingssonThe English Conquest of Ireland. Events in the ColoniesSverre Sigurdsson and the BirkebeinerKing Sverre's ReignBirkebeiner and Bagler. King Sverre and Pope Innocent IIIKing Sverre's Immediate SuccessorsKing Haakon Haakonsson and Skule JarlKing Haakon's Coronation. Colonial AffairsCrusades and CrusadersThe Annexation of Iceland and GreenlandHaakon Haakonsson's Expedition to the Hebrides. The Close of the ReignLiterature and Culture in the Age of Haakon HaakonssonMagnus Haakonsson Lagabøter. A New System of JurisprudenceThe Growth of Trade and the Origin of a Distinct Commercial PolicyThe Reign of Eirik MagnussonHaakon Magnusson the Elder. The Change of Norway's Foreign Policy
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