What is a brief history of Norway?

Answer 1

Ice age, first known inhabitants are north germanic tribes about 10,000 BC, Vikings from 800 AD to about 1066, Harald Hårfagre first Norwegian king in 865, Olav Haraldsson dies conquering Norway at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 and the country became unified and Christian, Black Death starts 1350, union under Denmark from 1380 untill constitution of 1814 which gave some people the right to vote, but a union under Sweden replaced the one with Denmark at the same time, in 1898 all able men over the age of 25 get the right to vote, in 1905 expat Danish prince becomes first Norwegian king for 525 years and Norway is independent, women get the right to vote in 1913, Nazi-Germany occupates Norway from 1940 to 1945, a very poor Norway discovers oil and gas near the end of the 1960s. We've been pretending to be a peace-loving and humble nation ever since, although really it is just another viking age.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway