Norway
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1. Front matter2. CHAPTER I The Northmen3. CHAPTER II The Religion of the Northmen4. CHAPTER III The Viking Age5. CHAPTER IV The Yngling Family—Halfdan the Swarthy6. CHAPTER V Harald the Fairhaired (860-930)—Norway United7. CHAPTER VI Birth of Haakon the Good—Erik Blood-Axe (930-935)8. CHAPTER VII Haakon the Good (935-961)9. CHAPTER VIII Harald Grayfell and his Brothers (961-970)10. CHAPTER IX Earl Haakon (970-995)11. CHAPTER X The Youth of Olaf Trygvason12. CHAPTER XI Olaf Trygvason (995-1000)13. CHAPTER XII The Discovery of America14. CHAPTER XIII The Earls Erik and Svein, Sons of Haakon (1000-1015)15. CHAPTER XIV The Youth of Olaf Haraldson16. CHAPTER XV Olaf the Saint (1015-1028)17. CHAPTER XVI The Battle of Stiklestad (1030)18. CHAPTER XVII King Svein Alfifuson (1030-1035)19. CHAPTER XVIII Magnus the Good (1035-1047)20. CHAPTER XIX Harald Haardraade (1047-1066)21. CHAPTER XX Olaf Kyrre, the Quiet (1066-1093)22. CHAPTER XXI Magnus Barefoot (1093-1103)23. CHAPTER XXII Sigurd the Crusader (1103-1130), and his Brothers, Eystein and Olaf24. CHAPTER XXIII Magnus the Blind and Harald Gille (1130-1136)25. CHAPTER XXIV Sigurd Mund, Eystein, and Inge Krokryg, the Sons of Harald Gille (1136-1161)26. CHAPTER XXV The Church27. CHAPTER XXVI Haakon Herdebred (1161-1162)—Erling Skakke28. CHAPTER XXVII Magnus Erlingson (1162-1184)—The Birchlegs29. CHAPTER XXVIII Sverre Sigurdson (1184-1202)30. CHAPTER XXIX Haakon Sverreson (1202-1204), Guthorm Sigurdson (1204), and Inge Baardson (1204-1217)31. CHAPTER XXX Haakon Haakonson the Old (1217-1263)32. CHAPTER XXXI Snorre Sturlason33. CHAPTER XXXII Magnus Law-Mender (1263-1280)34. CHAPTER XXXIII Erik Priest-Hater (1280-1299)35. CHAPTER XXXIV Haakon V. Magnusson (1299-1319)36. CHAPTER XXXV Magnus Erikson “Smek” (1319-1374)—Haakon VI. Magnusson (1355-1380)37. CHAPTER XXXVI Olaf Haakonson the Young (1381-1387)38. CHAPTER XXXVII Margaret (1387-1389)—Erik of Pomerania (1389-1442)—The Kalmar Union (1397)39. CHAPTER XXXVIII Christopher of Bavaria (1442-1448)40. CHAPTER XXXIX The Union with Denmark—Christian I. (1450-1481)41. CHAPTER XL Hans (1483-1513)42. CHAPTER XLI Christian II. (1513-1523)43. CHAPTER XLII Frederick I. (1524-1533)44. CHAPTER XLIII Interregnum (1533-1537)45. CHAPTER XLIV Christian III. (1537-1559)—The Reformation Introduced46. CHAPTER XLV Frederick II. (1559-1588)47. CHAPTER XLVI Christian IV. (1588-1648)48. CHAPTER XLVII Frederick III. (1648-1670)—Absolutism Introduced (1660)49. CHAPTER XLVIII Christian V. (1670-1699)50. CHAPTER XLIX Frederick IV. (1699-1730)51. CHAPTER L Christian VI. (1730-1746)52. CHAPTER LI Frederick V. (1746-1766)53. CHAPTER LII Christian VII. (1766-1808)54. CHAPTER LIII Frederick VI. (1808-1814)55. CHAPTER LIV Marshal Bernadotte56. CHAPTER LV Norway Declares Her Independence57. CHAPTER LVI War With Sweden—Union of November 4, 181458. CHAPTER LVII The Union With Sweden59. CHAPTER LVIII Norwegian Literature60. CHAPTER LIX The Constitution of Norway