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4 days ago · Queen Sonja, born Sonja Haraldsen, is married to King Harald V of Norway. The royal couple met in 1959 but were not permitted to marry until nine years later due to Sonja’s status as a commoner. Queen Sonja shares two children with King Harald V, Crown Prince Haakon and Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise.
3 days ago · Olaf Tryggvason, also known as King Olaf I of Norway (r. 995-1000), was incredibly influential in the spread of Christianity in the country. He was also an active raider, having met his wife, Geira, while wintering in among Slavs in 982.
4 days ago · In Norway, many of today’s farms are in the same spots they occupied 1,400 years ago. “However, we have carried out few excavations of farmyards,” Dr. Grønnesby said.
3 days ago · Haakon VII, King of Norway r. 1905–1957: August 3, 1872: September 21, 1957: Married 1896, Princess Maud of Wales (1869–1938) and had 1 child: Olav V, King of Norway (1903 –1991; r. 1957–1991) Father of Harald V, King of Norway; Princess Louise of Denmark: February 17, 1875: April 4, 1906
4 days ago · The only other long river is the 224-mile- (360-km-) long Tana-Anarjåkka, which runs northeast along part of the border with Finland. Norway has about 65,000 lakes with surface areas of at least 4 acres (1.5 hectares). By far the largest is Mjøsa, which is 50 miles (80 km) north of Oslo on the Lågen River (a tributary of the Glåma). Soils
5 days ago · Best photos from King Harald V of Norway's life and reign, including bond with late Queen. Queen Elizabeth II was a second cousin to the Norwegian King.
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4 days ago · e. Norwegian Americans ( Bokmål: Norskamerikanere, Nynorsk: Norskamerikanarar) are Americans with ancestral roots in Norway. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century.
