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History of Norway

22 recorded states lay in what is now Norway, from Hålogaland (700 CE) to the Kingdom of Norway. 2 of them have a full profile, and 2 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

8th century

  1. Hålogaland700 CE – 900 CE · chiefdom
  2. Agder750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom
  3. Earldom of Møre750 CE – 1000 CE · county
  4. Firdafylke750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom
  5. Grenland750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom
  6. Hadeland750 CE – 1020 CE · kingdom
  7. Hedmark750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom
  8. Hordaland750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom
  9. Raumarike750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom
  10. Ringerike750 CE – 1020 CE · kingdom
  11. Rogaland750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom
  12. Sogn750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom
  13. Vestfold750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom
  14. Vingulmark750 CE – 880 CE · kingdom

9th century

  1. Kingdom of Norway872 CE – present · profile
  2. Earldom of Lade880 CE – 1030 CE · county

11th century

  1. North Sea Empire1016 CE – 1035 CE · kingdom

14th century

  1. Kalmar Union1397 CE – 1523 CE · kingdom

16th century

  1. Denmark-Norway1523 CE – 1814 CE · profile

19th century

  1. Kingdom of Norway (1814)1814 CE – 1814 CE · kingdom
  2. Sweden-Norway1814 CE – 1905 CE · kingdom

20th century

  1. Reichskommissariat Norwegen1940 CE – 1945 CE · other

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Scandinavia and the Baltic → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Norway. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/norway
MLA
“History of Norway.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/norway. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Norway.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/norway.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Norway’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/norway (Accessed: ).