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History of the Norwegian People, Volume 1

by Knut GJERSET (1865 - 1936)

Religion and Literature

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

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Listen next episodes of History of the Norwegian People, Volume 1:
Birkebeiner and Bagler. King Sverre and Pope Innocent III , Conditions in Norway During the Reign of the Jarls Eirik and Svein , Crusades and Crusaders , Early Social Conditions in Norway , Eirik Blood-Ax , Events Outside of Norway. The Norse Colonial Empire. The Orkney and Shetland Islands , Finmarken , Foreign Relations , Haakon Haakonsson's Expedition to the Hebrides. The Close of the Reign , Haakon Magnusson the Elder. The Change of Norway's Foreign Policy , Haakon the Good , Harald Haarfagre. Unification of Norway , Iceland and the Faroe Islands , Introduction of Christianity in the Faroe Islands and Iceland , King Eystein Magnusson's Reign. The Acquisition of Jæmtland , King Haakon Haakonsson and Skule Jarl , King Haakon's Coronation. Colonial Affairs , King Olav Establishes Christianity in Norway. His Laws and Administration , King Sverre's Immediate Successors , King Sverre's Reign , Literature and Culture in the Age of Haakon Haakonsson , Magnus Haakonsson Lagabøter. A New System of Jurisprudence , Magnus the Good. The Union of Norway and Denmark , Normandy and the Normans , Norway Participates in the Crusades. Eystein Magnusson and Sigurd the Crusader , Norway Under Danish Overlordship. The Battle of Stiklestad. King Olav the Saint , Olaf Tryggvason. The Introduction of Christianity in Norway , Olav Haraldsson or Olav the Saint , Olav Kyrre. The Period of Peace , Ragnvald Jarl's Crusade , Sverre Sigurdsson and the Birkebeiner , The Annexation of Iceland and Greenland , The Battle of Brunanburh , The Discovery and Colonization of Greenland , The Discovery of the Mainland of North America , The Downfall of the Viking Dominion in Ireland. The Battle of Clontarf , The English Conquest of Ireland. Events in the Colonies , The Fall of the Kingdom of York , The Growth of Trade and the Origin of a Distinct Commercial Policy , The Inner Organization and Growth of the Church of Norway , The Last Years of Harald Haarfagre's Reign , The Norse Colonies in Great Britain and Ireland , The Norsemen in Scotland , The Norsemen in the Hebrides and in the Isle of Man , The Norwegian Coat of Arms , The Origin of the Yngling Dynasty , The Period of Civil Wars. Magnus the Blind, Harald Gille, and Sigurd Slembediakn , The Reign of Eirik Magnusson , The Reign of Harald Haardraade , The Reign of King Sigurd the Crusader , The Revival of the Viking Spirit. Magnus Barefoot , The Second Conquest of England , The Second Stage of Civil Wars. The Rule of Erling Skakke and Magnus Erlingsson , The Sons of Eirik Blood-Ax. Haakon Jarl the Leader of the Aristocracy. Loss of National Unity and Independence