
History of the Scottish expedition to Norway in 1612
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The idea of investigating the story of the Scottish Expedition to Norway in 1612 occurred to the author on a trip through the beautiful valleys of Romsdal and Gudbrandsdal in the autumn of 1884—many of the statements made on that subject in guide-books, and in almost every work on Norway, having appeared incredible when he left the highway and explored the old bridle-path along which the Scots marched on their way to Sweden.Subsequent researches in State Archives, made with the kind assistance which has been heartily acknowledged in the pages that follow, resulted in the discovery of official ...
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- HISTORY OF THE Scottish Expedition to Norway in 1612.
- Preface.
- Part I. Historical.
- I. SOURCES OF INFORMATION.
- FOOTNOTES:
- II. THE CALMAR WAR, AND SWEDISH MEASURES FOR RAISING MERCENARIES.
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- III. SUCCESSFUL MARCH OF MÖNNICHHOFEN THROUGH NORWAY.
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- IV. ORGANIZATION OF SCOTTISH LEVIES FOR SWEDEN, AND THEIR FORCED DISBANDMENT.
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- V. ORDERS OF KING JAMES I. DISOBEYED BY A FEW SCOTTISH OFFICERS, WHO PROCEED WITH A SMALL PORTION OF THE LEVIES TO NORWAY.
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- VI. THE LANDING OF ALEXANDER RAMSAY IN ROMSDALEN.
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- VII. DESTRUCTION OF THE SCOTS IN GUDBRANDSDALEN.
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- VIII. THE COMBAT AT KRINGELEN.
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- Part II. Tradition.
- I. THE SINCLAIR BALLAD.[60]
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- II. NORWEGIAN TRADITIONS COLLECTED BY THE REV. H. P. S. KRAG.[61]
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- Part III. Appendices. Historical Documents.
- I. EXTRACTS FROM THE "SWEDEN AND DENMARK CORRESPONDENCE, 1612,"[136] IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON.
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- II. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS[143] FROM THE GENERAL REGISTER HOUSE, EDINBURGH.
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- III. DOCUMENTS[144] FROM STATE ARCHIVES, STOCKHOLM.
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- IV. DOCUMENTS[148] FROM STATE ARCHIVES, COPENHAGEN.
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- Index to Names of Persons.
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