
The Story of Norway
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The Best Works of Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen,A Good-For-NothingEssays on Scandinavian LiteratureIlka on the Hill-Top and Other StoriesThe Story of Norway
Chapters (569)
- The Story of Norway
- STORY OF NORWAY
- HJALMAR H. BOYESEN
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- THE STORY OF NORWAY.
- CHAPTER I.
- WHO WERE THE NORSEMEN?
- CHAPTER II.
- THE RELIGION OF THE NORSEMEN.
- CHAPTER III.
- THE AGE OF THE VIKINGS. THE ORIGIN OF THE VIKING CRUISES.
- CHAPTER IV.
- HALFDAN THE SWARTHY.
- CHAPTER V.
- HAROLD THE FAIRHAIRED (860-930).
- CHAPTER VI.
- ERIK BLOOD-AXE (930-935).
- CHAPTER VII.
- HAAKON THE GOOD (935-961).
- CHAPTER VIII.
- HAROLD GRAYFELL AND HIS BROTHERS (961-970).
- CHAPTER IX.
- EARL HAAKON (970-995).
- CHAPTER X.
- THE YOUTH OF OLAF TRYGGVESSON.
- CHAPTER XI.
- OLAF TRYGGVESSON (995-1000).
- CHAPTER XII.
- THE EARLS ERIK AND SWEYN HAAKONSSON (1OOO-1015). THE DISCOVERY OF VINLAND.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- OLAF THE SAINT (1016-1030).
- CHAPTER XIV.
- SWEYN ALFIFASSON (1030-1035).
- CHAPTER XV.
- MAGNUS THE GOOD (1035-1047).
- CHAPTER XVI.
- HAROLD SIGURDSSON HARD-RULER (1047-1066).
- CHAPTER XVII.
- OLAF THE QUIET (KYRRE) (1066-1093) AND MAGNUS HAROLDSSON (1066-1069).
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- MAGNUS BAREFOOT (1093-1103) AND HAAKON MAGNUSSON (1093-1095).
- CHAPTER XIX
- EYSTEIN (1103-1122), SIGURD THE CRUSADER (1103-1130), AND OLAF MAGNUSSON (1103-1115).
- CHAPTER XX.
- MAGNUS THE BLIND (1130-1135) AND HAROLD GILLE (1130-1136).
- CHAPTER XXI.
- THE SONS OF HAROLD GILLE (1137-1161).
- CHAPTER XXII.
- HAAKON THE BROAD-SHOULDERED, (1161-1162).
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- MAGNUS ERLINGSSON (1162-1184).
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- SVERRE SIGURDSSON (1182-1202).
- CHAPTER XXV.
- HAAKON SVERRESSON (1202-1204).
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- GUTTORM SIGURDSSON (1204), AND INGE BAARDSSON (1204-1217).
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- HAAKON HAAKONSSON THE OLD (1217-1263).
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- THE STURLUNGS IN ICELAND.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- MAGNUS LAW-MENDER (1263-1280).
- CHAPTER XXX.
- ERIK PRIEST-HATER (1280-1299).
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- HAAKON LONGLEGS (HAALEGG), 1299-1319.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- MAGNUS SMEK (1319-1374), HAAKON MAGNUSSON (1355-1380), AND OLAF THE YOUNG (1381-1387).
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- NORWAY DURING THE KALMAR UNION.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- THE UNION WITH DENMARK.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
- NORWAY AS A PROVINCE OF DENMARK (1537-1814).
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- NORWAY RECOVERS HER INDEPENDENCE.
- INDEX
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