(850 - 870) Viking King Harold Fairhair united Norway into one Kingdom
(1000) Leif Erikson discovered North America; King Olav I sent mission to christianize Iceland; Battle of Swold occurred, Norwegians annihilated, King Olav died
(1015) Olaf II Haraldsson declared himself King of Norway after returning from war with the Danes. Over time, he converted his people to Christianity
(1028) King Olav II forced to flee Norway by Canute, King of England and Denmark; Canute the Great became King of Norway
(1030) King Olav II killed at battle of Stiklestad
(1031) Olav II named patron saint
(1035) King Canute died
(1045 - 1065) King Harald Kardrada fought many battles and extended wars with the Danes
(1066) King Harald Hardrada invaded England with 300 ships and thousands of men. Battle of Stamford Bridge was a disaster; King Hardrada was killed in battle, Norwegian losses were considerable and less than 25 ships returned to Norway.
(1070) City of Bergen founded
1200's - 1500's
(1261) Greenland and Iceland formed union with Norway
(1262) Iceland accepted rule of Norway
(1349) Black Plague struck Norway, two-thirds of population died
(1397) Denmark, Sweden, Norway united under one monarch with Union of Kalmar
(1520) Christian II, ruler of Kalmar Union, executed 82 people opposed to Scandinavian union
(1523) Christian II exiled after civil war in Denmark; Frederick I became king of Denmark and Norway
(1537) King Christian III established Evangelical-Lutheran official religion of Norway and Denmark
(1570) Sweden gave up claim to Norway
1600's - 1800's
(1660) Peace of Copenhagen established boundaries of Denmark, Sweden, Norway
(1814) Norway's Constitution signed; Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden
(1825) First immigrants left Norway for America
(1884) Parliamentary system established
1900's
(1903) Norwegian explorer, Roald Admundsen, searched for Northwest Passage
(1905) Norwegian parliament, the Storting, proclaimed independence from Sweden; Prince Charles of Denmark crowned King Haakon VII
(1911) Explorer Roald Amundsen reached South Pole
(1914) Norway declared neutrality at outbreak of World War I; merchant fleet sustained great losses
(1915) Germans torpedoed Norwegian ship Regin
(1918) Women gained right to vote
(1919) Versailles Conference gave Norway sovereignty over Svalbard Islands, other countries allowed to establish settlements
(1920) Norway granted Russia mining rights at Spitsbergen in Svalbard Islands; Norway joined League of Nations
(1924) Norway's claim on Greenland ended, Denmark gained control
