Norway's first settlers arrived over 10,000 years ago toward the end of the Ice age. However, the countries largest historical impact was during the Viking Age. The Viking age is said to have begun with the plundering of England's Lindisfarne Monastery by Nordic pirates in 793 AD. Over the years the Vikings continued to conquer and build settlements under the rule of Harald Farfagre, also known as Harald Fairhair. The Viking era came to an end in 1066 AD with the falling of King Harald Hardrada and the new domination of the Christianity religion. .
From the 13th century till the mid 14th century, Oslo was the center of power in Norway. In the Mid 14th century the bubonic plague decimated Norway's population. Later, in the 1800's, Norway was forced into union with Sweden. That same year Norway drafted a new constitution for themselves and went to was with Sweden. In the end they were able to keep their new constitution but were forced to accept the Swedish king. Growing nationalism eventually led to Norway's peaceful secession from Sweden in 1905. After this Norway voted in favor of a monarchy and selected Prince Cal of Denmark to be king. Upon acceptance, he took the title Håkon VII and named his infant son Olav, both prominent names in Norway's Viking past.
Norway joined NATO in 1949 and the European Free Trade Association in 1960 but has been reluctant to forge closer bonds with other nations, partly due to concerns about its ability to preserve small-scale farming and fishing. North Sea oil and natural gas finds brought prosperity to the country in the 1970s, and Norway has since achieved one of the highest standards of living in the world.
Norway has come a long way, and in the process has maintained some of the most beautiful countrysides and as clean and fresh of air as you can find in the world. These alone account for a very large amount of Norway's tourism. Norway is the perfect place to kick up your feet and relax as the magnificent scenery takes you away.
Norway's first settlers arrived over 10,000 years ago toward the end of the Ice age. ... Later, in the 1800's, Norway was forced into union with Sweden. ... These alone account for a very large amount of Norway's tourism. ... Fishing and skiing are a couple of very popular sports in Norway. ... Norway's birthday is much like the fourth of July in America. ...
Ranging from patriarchal to matriarchal, human cultures have positioned women everywhere in between the spectrum of rulers and the ruled. ... The study of a royal mound of Oseberg, in southeastern Norway, demonstrates the status that women had achieved during Viking Age Scandinavia. ... Rest and Recreation Beyond transportation, the burial ship also contained three beds, each with traces of bedding remaining. ... The color red was quite rare during the period, as it had never been found before within Norwegian sites, indicating the wealth of the buried given the rarity of their materials (Jes...
The overriding criticism of the theory is that it neglects any conflictual nature of the transformation and assumes willing modification of popular recreation, with little struggle. ... It focuses on the assumption that at the time of industrialisation, certain empowered social groups shaped and controlled the sporting cultures of the masses to suit their own motives. ... The church played its own coercive part in this process as it too was concerned with the excesses and church absenteeism associated with popular recreation. ... The Marxist approach becomes more convincing when one considers ...
The Brock Press wrote an enlightening article about Volkswagens pop culture branding success, they said, "Advertising cannot create a need but clever advertising manages to meet old needs in new ways. ... Sweden and Norway prohibit domestic advertising that targets children. ... • Cigarette advertising shall not depict as a smoker anyone who is or has been well known as an athlete, nor shall it show any smoker predicating in, or obviously just having participated in a physical activity requiring stamina or athletic conditioning beyond that of normal recreation. ...
Introduction Family is the most influential group for the consumer. The family members can strongly influence buyer behavior. It can be distinguished between two families in the buyer's life. One is the buyer's parents who make up the family of orientation. From parents a person acquires an orien...