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A union between Norway and Sweden, including Greenland and Iceland existed between 1319 and 1355 through Magnus IV of Sweden (In Norway crowned Magnus VII after claims of birthright) and between 1362 and 1364 through Haakon VI, the son ”Håkan Magnusson”. During this period Greenland runs were made at intervals.
1263: Greenland then becomes crown dependency of Norway. 1355: In 1355 union king Magnus IV of Sweden and Norway (Magnus VII of Norway; The Swedish king had been crowned king of Norway through birthright) sent a ship (or ships) to Greenland to inspect its Western and Eastern Settlements. Sailors found settlements entirely Norse and Christian.
The Bitter Years; The Invasion and Occupation of Denmark and Norway, April 1940-May 1945 (1974) Riste, Olav et al. Norway and the Second World War (1996) Stenius, H., Österberg, M. and Östling, J., eds. Nordic Narratives of the Second World War: National Historiographies Revisited (Lund: Nordic Academic Press, 2011).
Erik the Red's Land (Norwegian: Eirik Raudes Land) was the name given by Norwegians to an area on the coast of eastern Greenland occupied by Norway in the early 1930s. It was named after Erik the Red, the founder of the first Norse or Viking settlements in Greenland in the 10th century.
Norway and Denmark agreed to submit the matter in 1933 to the Permanent Court of International Justice, which decided against Norway. [59] Greenland's connection to Denmark was severed on 9 April 1940, early in World War II, after Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany.
Denmark–Norway gains Ösel; Campaign of 1559 (1559) Denmark-Norway: Dithmarschen: Victory. Conquest of Dithmarschen; Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570) Denmark-Norway Free City of Lübeck. Poland–Lithuania Sweden: Status quo ante bellum. Treaty of Stettin (1570) Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) (1563–1568) Poland–Lithuania ...
Danish-Dutch conflict over Greenland (1739) Battle of Jakobshavn (1739) Great Northern War (1700–21) Battle of Køge Bay (1710) Battle of Høland (1716) Battle of Fredriksten (1716) Battle of Dynekilen (1716) Battle of Moss (1716) Battle of Nordkleiva (1716) Battle of Norderhov (1716) Battle of Harestuskogen (1716) Siege of Fredriksten (1718 ...
Both Britain and Germany realized the strategic location; both made plans to invade Norway, regardless of Norwegian opposition. The Germans struck first and invaded Norway on 9 April 1940 in the so called operation "Weserübung". After furious battles with Norwegian and British forces, Germany prevailed and controlled the country until the end ...