The nineteenth century in Norway was a period of national cultural revival, development of musical and artistic creativity. The art and literature of that time were represented, among others, by. poet and playwright Henryk Ibsen, composer Edward Grieg, painter Edvard Munch. Na fali rosnącej świadomości …
Reformation, war and political union, part 1
Reformation, war and political union
W XVI w. The Danes tried to introduce their language as official throughout Scandinavia, who at that time completely converted to Christianity. W 1537 r. oficjalną religię katolicką zastąpiono wyznaniem …
Medieval Norway part 2
W XII w. there was an increase in the power of the clergy. Stone churches and wooden stave churches were built all over the country (tooth. box in the chapter West Coast Fjords). The oldest of the few preserved buildings is the church in Urnes by the Lustrafjorden, coming from 1150 …
Medieval Norway part 1
Medieval Norway
King Hakon the Good, baptized while at the English court, he brought a new faith to Norway. He tried to introduce it in his kingdom with the help of missionaries brought from Britain, and also an English bishop. Its success, however, turned out to be rather limited, …