Portal:Norway/Archive
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Archive of selected articles from the Norway Portal
- December 2006 —
The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and been in continuous existence since the unification of Norway in 872. It was created by uniting the previous petty kingdoms to form Norway. It has been united with both Sweden and Denmark for extended periods, but was restored as a fully independent state in 1905. Under the 1814 constitution the king has important executive powers. These are exercised by the Council of State in the name of the King except when necessary for national security, such as World War II when the monarchy played a key role.
- November 2006 —
Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (November 6, 1833 – July 5, 1908) was a Norwegian novelist, considered to be one of the Four Greats of 19th century Norwegian literature. His two collections of short stories called Trold (Trolls actually), are thrilling examples of the superstitions of the fishermen and coast commoners of northern Norway. One of these Trolls were selected by Roald Dahl to his book of the 14 finest ghost stories of the world.
- Bjørnøya
- Jens Bjørneboe (October 9, 1920–May 9, 1976) was a Norwegian painter, dramatist, essayist and novelist. His first published work was Poems (Dikt) in 1951. He is widely considered to be one of Norway's most important post-war authors. Bjørneboe identified himself as an anarcho-nihilist.
