History of the Norwegian People, Volume 2
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Knut Gjerset
A detailed and exhaustive history of the Norwegian People, written in two volumes. This second volume deals with Norwegian History from the 14th century to beyond Norwegian independence from Sweden in 1905, and covers topics such as: The Kalmar Union, early Democratic reforms, The Reformation in Norway, Norwegian Emigration, Separation of Norway and Denmark, war of 1814, Norway and the Union with Sweden, as well as Norwegians in the United States (Summary by Ærik Bjørnsson) (22 hr 14 min)
Chapters
Literature and Intellectual Life in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
22:49
Read by Ærik Bjørnsson
Norwegian Emigration to Holland, England, Russia and America in the Seventeenth…
16:39
Read by Ærik Bjørnsson
The Close of the Reign of Frederick III. Christian V. The Gyldenløve War
31:33
Read by Ærik Bjørnsson
The Closing Years of the Reign of Frederick IV. Social and Economic Conditions
12:38
Read by Ærik Bjørnsson
Development of Modern Danish-Norwegian Literature. The Age of Ludvig Holberg
14:05
Read by Ærik Bjørnsson
Crown Prince Frederick and A. P. Bernstorff. Increasing Unrest in Norway. Chr. …
19:37
Read by Jim Locke
The Meeting of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold. The Framing of the Norwegi…
20:11
Read by Jim Locke
Young Norway. Henrik Wergeland and Johan Sebastian Welhaven. Literary and Intel…
27:48
Read by Jim Locke
Important Reform Measures Passed in the Reign of Charles XV. The Rise of the Li…
9:19
Read by Jim Locke