Christian Frederick as viceroy, 516-518--Constitutional convention at Eidsvold, 518-520--War with Sweden, 520, 521--Armistice at Moss, 521--Charles XIII. accepts the constitution, 522--Charles XIV. John becomes king of Norway, 522--His controversies with the _Storthing_, 522-526--Henrik Wergeland, 526, 527--Count Wedel-Jarlsberg as viceroy, 527--Oscar I., 528-530--The character of the Norse peasantry, 528-530--Charles XV., 530, 531--Oscar II., and the constitutional struggle, 531-534--Impeachment of the ministry Selmer, 534--"The Pure Flag," 535--Present condition of Norway and her place among the nations, 536--Literature and science, 536-538. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE. STONE AXES FROM THE LATER STONE AGE 5 STONE USED FOR SHAPING INSTRUMENTS 7 STONE HAMMER 7 STONE KNIFE 8 ADZE OF ELK-HORN 9 STONE WEDGE 9 ROCK PICTURE OF A SHIP AT LÖKEBERG 10 ROCK PICTURE AT BORGEN 11 BRONZE SWORD 14 LOOR OR WAR HORN OF BRONZE 15 BRONZE SWORD 7 BUCKLES FROM THE EARLY IRON AGE 19 THE VIKING SHIP RECENTLY UNEARTHED AT SANDEFJORD 26 THE VIKING SHIP, VARIOUS VIEWS OF 29 ST. ANSGARIUS THE APOSTLE OF THE NORTH 33 IRON IMPLEMENT--USE UNKNOWN 35 TWO-EDGED SWORD 37 BUCKLE FROM THE IRON AGE 39 RUIN OF NORSE TOWER AT MOSÖ 43 BUCKLE WITH BYZANTINE ORNAMENTATION 51 GILT BUCKLE FOUND AT SKEDSMO 72 CYLINDRICAL MOUNTING IN BRONZE 76 IRON POINT OF SPEAR, IRON CHISEL 84 FRYING-PAN OF BRONZE 89 BREASTPIN OF BRONZE 91 OVAL BRONZE BUCKLE 93 EGIL WOOLSARK'S MONUMENT 96 ORNAMENTAL BRONZE MOUNTING 97 CHURCH AT EGILÖ 103 SCISSORS AND ARROW-HEAD OF IRON 107 HAROLD BLUETOOTH 117 RUNESTONE FROM STRAND IN RYFYLKE 121 OBLONG BUCKLE 133 OLAF TRYGGVESSON'S ARRIVAL IN NORWAY 141 OLD NORSE LOOM 145 RUNIC STONE FROM GRAN IN HADELAND 153 INSTRUMENT OF UNKNOWN USE 155 OLD LOOM FROM THE FAEROE ISLANDS 159 CHURCH AT MOSTER ISLAND 167 SHUTTLES OF IRON AND WHALEBONE 175 KNIVES OF IRON FOUND IN HEDEMARK AND HADELAND 208 ST. OLAF FROM DRONTHEIM CATHEDRAL 219 ST. OLAF AND THE TROLDS 223 MAGNUS THE GOOD AND KALF ARNESSON AT STIKLESTAD 235 MARBLE LION FROM THE PIRÆUS 241 POMMEL OF GILT BRONZE FROM THE VIKING AGE 250 THE OLD MAN OF HOY 271 INTERIOR OF ORKHAUGEN 279 HITTERDAL CHURCH 299 VILLAGE DURING FISHING SEASON 315 THE RAFT SUND IN VESTFJORD 331 HORNELEN 339 THORGHÄTTEN 363 HÖNEFOSS 371 HAAKON HAAKONSSON AND HELGE HVASSE 397 WEST FRONT OF DRONTHEIM CATHEDRAL 403 OLD NORSE CAPITALS 409 ON THE SOGNE FJORD 415