Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Steve Read and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net The Story of Norway by Hjalmar H. Boyesen THE STORY OF THE NATIONS OCTAVO, ILLUSTRATED. PER VOL., $1.50 THE EARLIER VOLUMES WILL BE THE STORY OF GREECE. By Prof. JAS. A. HARRISON THE STORY OF ROME. By ARTHUR GILMAN THE STORY OF THE JEWS. By Prof. JAS. K. HOSMER THE STORY OF CHALDEA. By Z. A. RAGOZIN THE STORY OF NORWAY. By Prof. H. H. BOYESEN THE STORY OF GERMANY. By S. BARING-GOULD THE STORY OF SPAIN. By E. E. and SUSAN HALE THE STORY OF HUNGARY. By Prof. A. VÁMBÉRY THE STORY OF CARTHAGE. By Prof. ALFRED J. CHURCH THE STORY OF THE SARACENS. By ARTHUR GILMAN THE STORY OF ASSYRIA. By Z. A. RAGOZIN THE STORY OF THE MOORS IN SPAIN. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE THE STORY OF THE NORMANS. By SARAH O. JEWETT THE STORY OF PERSIA. By S. G. W. BENJAMIN THE STORY OF ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE. By Prof. J. P. MAHAFFY THE STORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT. By GEO. RAWLINSON THE STORY OF THE GOTHS. By HENRY BRADLEY For prospectus of the series see end of this volume G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON [Illustration] The Story of the Nations THE STORY OF NORWAY BY HJALMAR H. BOYESEN GEBHARD PROFESSOR OF GERMAN IN COLUMBIA COLLEGE, AUTHOR OK "GOETHE & SCHILLER," "GUNNAR," "IDYLS OF NORWAY," ETC. NEW YORK & LONDON G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS The Knickerbocker Press COPYRIGHT BY G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS 1886 Press of G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS New York TO CHRISTIAN BÖRS KNIGHT OF ST. OLAF, WASA, AND THE NORTH STAR, CONSUL OF NORWAY AND SWEDEN IN NEW YORK, THIS HISTORY OF HIS NATIVE LAND IS DEDICATED BY HIS FRIEND THE AUTHOR [Illustration] PREFACE.