History of Norway and Its Struggle for Independence

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Norway is a unique country located on the fringes of Europe. Its climate and geographical position determined the lifestyle of the people inhabiting it. It was never an easy life. The constant scarcity of arable land, the vast distances they had to traverse due to the myriad of fjords and mountains, and the long and harsh winters in the inland areas made Norwegians constantly struggle for a better life.
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[@vergil8833]

The declaration of independence was not written when Norway and Sweden were in a union, it was written in just a few days during the transfer when Norway was legally independant. The swedes and british ignored the declaration and the transfer from Denmark to Sweden happend after a short war with only 2 battles where the norwegians and swedes won once each. The transwer also split Iceland and Greenland away from Norway even though Denmark had earlier signed that they were inseperable parts of Norway.

[@davea6314]

A Viking man can impress women by demonstrating how he takes his longship up a canal to deliver seeds which can be planted in fertile places.

[@Cue_D_ball]

🤷🏼‍♂️🧩’d

[@dogcheese5050]

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[@johnmcmullan9741]

There are very few fertile places in Norway. Raiding and pillaging wasn't about impressing anyone. It was how one of Europe's least self-sufficient populations scraped through and now relies on international charity to survive.

[@davea6314]

​@@johnmcmullan9741There are different kinds of fertile places and different ways to fertilize.

[@davea6314]

@@Cue_D_ball Perhaps you are too young to get the joke or English is not your 1st language.

[@wetteryan]

My favorite saying that my grandparents taught me is "der himmel og hav møtast". More or less translates to "where heaven and sea meet" I have never known a country or people that love planet earth as much Norway. Mother Nature is arguably the single most important thing in existence to Norwegians.

[@larsmunch4536]

There are so many mistakes and inaccuracies here, that I find it hard to take this seriously.

[@liavyakov5731]

Can you explain what he said wrong?

[@Andre-ct4fq]

Eg 1:29, when he says that vikings were active in the 19th century. That was when I quit watching

[@ahkkariq7406]

@@Andre-ct4fq He didn't say that. He said that the term Viking was used by people living in the 19th century (Norwegian nationalists) on the people taking part in raids in the time of the vikings.

[@Rurix48]

@@liavyakov5731 Not all of it is directly wrong, but very strongly missleading. Not even half way yet, and i am struggling for the same reason. but one good example of missleading information is "encouraging conversion" to christianity. Christianity was used because it was a much easier religion to controll the people with, and the "encouraging" was to either be christian or not have a head.. In all honesty there are to many small mistakes and missleading ways of presenting things that it becomes a bit painfull when you know parts of the history. Also i am sorry for any big grammar mistakes.. English is not my first language.

[@walkalong2811]

Great 👍and informative video!! Thanks for sharing! I am looking forward to checking for the content

[@davea6314]

YOU MADE AN ERROR AT 1:29 IN THIS VIDEO! YOU SAID "19TH CENTURY" AND WROTE "19TH CENTURY" IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF SCREEN. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 9TH CENTURY.

[@iktlarling]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🇳🇴 Norway, despite its modern wealth from oil, gained its independence relatively recently and has a deep history connected to Vikings and challenging geography. 02:48 ⚔️ The Norse Vikings, hailing from Norway, were renowned for their naval exploration and raids across Europe, which ultimately led to the unification of Norway under one king. 05:12 🤝 During the Middle Ages, Norway achieved stability through the cooperation of local leaders, the church, and a free peasant population, contributing to a golden age of peace and prosperity. 09:48 🇸🇪 Sweden's ambitions, along with Denmark's setbacks in European wars, played a role in Norway's path to independence, which was finalized in 1905, marking the beginning of modern Norway's development. 12:10 📈 Post-independence, Norway experienced economic growth, infrastructure development, and a renewed sense of national identity, breaking free from foreign oppression and embracing true independence. Made with HARPA AI

[@onelove2349]

AI is crazy…. I’m going to do this for my video summaries 😂😂

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

If you wanna learn Norwegian history or any country’s history for that matter, go to the actual source and not random videos on YT made by Americans with a robot voice. As a Norwegian this was somewhat cringe… not the worst, but still, could be better.

[@lassekristoffersen5906]

Yes not perfect this one. But OK.

[@norwaydude]

"...during the 19th century." lol

[@zooplal]

Yeah, i reacted there as well. I'm sure it was meant to be 9th century.

[@ahkkariq7406]

He said that the term Viking was used by people living in the 19th century (Norwegian nationalists) on the people taking part in raids in the time of the vikings.

[@Grind24hours]

The Vikings were the last barbarians.

[@FredrikSkievan]

Not even close to being the last ones lol. What gives you that idea?

[@fredrik0510]

Stoppp

[@felodal7861]

Lots of inaccurate information, sadly

[@theakusumo3222]

Today I just knew that I have the vikings DNA. I never expected that....😅

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

No such thing as Viking DNA. It’s was a cultural group/movement. Not a set people or nation. And viking was something you did, not who you were🫠 Unless you wanna claim raiding, pillaging, looting, rape and murder? If “Norse” blood you must be of Scandinavian decent, basically Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish. Besides Icelandic and Faroese.

[@ahkkariq7406]

@@kilipaki87oritahiti Actually, if he lives outside Scandinavia and never heard of Scandinavian ancestry, he is probably descendant of the real vikings.

[@johnmcmullan9741]

Norway has always been one of the poorest nations in Europe. Even today. It's cursed by geography and is officially the world's least self-sufficient nation. All economies are based on food, our most valuable currency. Do the biology. Without international charity, Norway struggles to exist. Being cursed by oil hasn't helped in any meaningful way. Norway remains one of the poorest nations in Europe.

[@tormartinbjerknes8133]

Wtf are you smoking 😂, we export more than we import. While mountains make farmland limited its not obsolete. And not sure if you know this, we have a fuckton of fish.

[@johnmcmullan9741]

​@@tormartinbjerknes8133 Norway is a petrostate with by far the worst onshore economy in Europe. A crude unsustainable extractive economy polluting the environment. Fact. What little arable land that exists in Norway (

[@fjdshfjkhsdfjkhdjkfgldjdfg]

Burde ha gått over til euro for lengst. Krona er ikke verdt en dritt.

[@Bubajumba]

This is very wrong. Norway was worlds largest timber exporter in 18th and they had the worlds largest merchant fleet. Norway had the 9th best GDP per capita in europe before it found oil. Beating out countries like France and Britain

[@johnmcmullan9741]

@@Bubajumba LOL! Corrupt timber merchants and the Hansa pillaged Norway's forests and left practically nothing for Norway. And you still believe GDP per captia is meaningful measure of well being or a good economy? LOL! It hasn't ever been divvied out equitably, especially in Norway, which has among the worst (most inequitable) distribution of wealth in Europe. Fact check it. Do the maths. Don't waste your time boring me with your BS beliefs. LOL! What are you afraid of, the truth? What would that make you?

[@joon148B]

“German” merchants. Highly unlikely based on the behaviors described here that they were actual Germans. Merchants for sure, but I’d bet $100 that they were actually “Hebrew”

[@Relikvien]

Wow! More alternative nazi conspiracy history .. What is your source? A local skinhead farmer from Saxony?

[@johnmcmullan9741]

Hanseatic League. Norway still does business like they did in the 14th century.

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

We got several of our dialects due to Dutch and German influences during that time period. If Jews wouldn’t that be reflected in the language then?

[@FredrikSkievan]

Uh oh your ignorance is showing. Can't believe you're so confident yet so wrong. The video is clearly referring to the Hanseatic League that had a major hold on Bergen in Norway.

[@FredrikSkievan]

@@kilipaki87oritahiti What dialects in particular? I've never heard of this until now.