List of possessions of Norway (Redirected from Greater Norway)

This is a list of current and former territorial possessions of the Kingdom of Norway.

Current overseas territories

Integral areas of Norway which are unincorporated:

Svalbard with Bear Island are subject to the provisions of the Svalbard Treaty. Svalbard and Jan Mayen are sometimes grouped together for some categorization purposes. Current dependencies of Norway are all in the southern polar region:

  • Peter I Island, in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean, possession since 1929.
  • Bouvet Island, in the sub-Antarctic and South Atlantic Ocean, possession since 1930.
  • Queen Maud Land, in Antarctica, possession since 1939.

Map

Location of Norway and its overseas territories

Former dependencies and homelands

Norwegian Kingdom and its current overseas territories
Kingdom of Norway (872–1397) with its homeland, dependencies and possessions
Norwegian Kingdom and its former homeland before 1645

The so-called Greater Norway includes these entities:

Dependencies ceded to Scotland (1st phase)

  • Hebrides, colonized from 700s to 1100s, part of an earldom, crown dependencies from 1100s to 1266, ceded by the Treaty of Perth.
  • Man, colonized from 850s to 1152, part of an earldom, crown dependency from 1152 to 1266, ceded by the Treaty of Perth.
  • Orkney, colonized from 800s to 875, earldom from 875 to 1100s, crown dependency from 1194 to 1470, pledged by Christian I.
  • Shetland, colonized from 700s to 900s, earldom from 900s to 1195, crown dependency from 1195 to 1470, pledged by Christian I.

Vassals

National homelands ceded to Sweden (2nd phase)

  • Bohuslän, integrated from 800s to 1523, again from 1532 to 1658, ceded by the Treaty of Roskilde.
  • Idre and Särna, integrated from 800s to 1645, ceded by the Second Treaty of Brömsebro, border not formally delineated until 1751.
  • Jämtland, integrated from 1100s to 1645, ceded the Second Treaty of Brömsebro.
  • Härjedalen, integrated from 1200s to 1563, again from 1570 to 1645, ceded by the Second Treaty of Brömsebro.

Early entity

  • Värmland, from as early as 820s (pre-unification) to about 1000, before being integrated into Sweden.

Dependencies ceded to Denmark (3rd phase)

  • Faroe Islands, settled and colonized pre-1035 and crown dependencies from 1035 to 1814, ceded by the Treaty of Kiel.
  • Greenland, colonized pre-1261 and crown dependency from 1261 to 1814, ceded by the Treaty of Kiel.
  • Iceland, settled and colonized pre-1262 and crown dependencies from 1262 to 1814, ceded by the Treaty of Kiel of 1814.

The actual time of cession of the islands is somewhat disputed. Some claim it took place with the Union of Denmark and Norway in 1536/37, as the possessions of the Norwegian crown were claimed by the Oldenburg king. Nevertheless, they were still referred to as "dependencies of Norway" in later official documents. Also the Treaty of Kiel states: "...and provinces, constituting the kingdom of Norway, [..], together with their dependencies (Greenland, the Faroe Isles, and Iceland, excepted); [...] shall belong in full and sovereign property to the King of Sweden,...", clearly indicating that they were until 1814 regarded as a part of Norway.

Eastern Greenland Case

Briefly-ruled areas

Welsh homeland

Danish homelands

Swedish homelands

Suzerainties – Dublin and Mann

Former territorial claims

See also


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