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Harald V of the House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Jonas Gahr Støre has been Prime Minister of Norway since 2021. As a unitary state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the parliament, the cabinet, and the supreme court, as determined by the 1814 constitution.
The kingdom was a loosely unified nation including the territory of modern-day Norway, modern-day Swedish territory of Jämtland, Herjedalen, Ranrike (Bohuslän) and Idre and Särna, as well as Norway's overseas possessions which had been settled by Norwegian seafarers for centuries before being annexed or incorporated into the kingdom as 'tax terr...
A statue of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway (c. 850 – c. 932 AD). The statue was erected in 1872 AD, at the Haraldshaugen monument in Haugesund, Norway. Legend has it that Harald’s desire to unify Norway was inspired by his love for Gyda, a princess from Hordaland. When Harald proposed to her, Gyda reportedly responded that she ...
Norway, country of northern Europe that occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. About two-thirds of Norway is mountainous, and its coastline is indented by deep glacial fjords. Offshore it includes some 50,000 islands. The capital is Oslo.
The Reformation was introduced in 1537 and absolute monarchy imposed in 1661. In 1814, after being on the losing side of the Napoleonic Wars with Denmark, Norway was ceded to the king of Sweden by the Treaty of Kiel. Norway declared its independence and adopted a constitution.
Introduction. Background. Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off after King Olav TRYGGVASON adopted Christianity in 994; conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that lasted more than four centuries.
The Norwegian monarchy dates back more than one thousand years. Harald Fairhair, regarded as the first Norwegian king, united the petty kingships of Norway into a single realm in about 885. From the time of Harald Fairhair until the present day, Norway has had more than 60 named sovereigns.
Norway - Constitution, Parliament, Welfare: Norway is a constitutional hereditary monarchy. The government, comprising the prime minister and the Statsråd (Council of State), is nominally chosen by the monarch with the approval of the Storting (Stortinget), the country’s legislature.
Europe's northernmost country, the Kingdom of Norway is famed for its mountains and spectacular fjord coastline, as well as its history as a seafaring power. It also enjoys one of the world's...
Norway is a constitutional monarchy with one legislative house; its head of state is the king, and the head of government is the prime minister. Several principalities were united into the kingdom of Norway in the 11th century.