History of
Trondheim
In the "History of Trondheim,
you will read a
historical overview about Trondheim's
background.
According to the
Catholic
Encyclopedia Haaken I (c. 920-961) (Old Norse: Håkon Aåalsteinsfåstri,
in Norwegian: Håkon Adalsteinsfostre) was
the firstVikingking who converted to Christianity by the King
of England and did spread the word of God in Norway. In 997
Olaf Trygvesson, the Viking kingfounded a city and named it Nidaros after its
beautiful Nid river (in Norwegian: Nidelven).He used to call this city
Kaupangen ( in English: marketplace). Obviously because of the trade inTrondheim, Norway. According to
sailboat history
timeline(c. 1000 - 1200
) The Vikingsbuilt 80 feet
long and 17 feet wide sailboats for war, trading and colonizing. Norse
explorer Leif
Eiriksson probably the first
European to land in North America. The first of the great explorations
in this sailboat history timeline. (source: Sailboat history timeline)
"History of Trondheim,tells us
about King Olav who built his magnificent royal
palace and church (Nidarosdomen
in Trondheim).He followed what was done by the previous
king and continued his religious work in Norway.
"History of Trondheim, guides us to learn
about the history of Norwegian language.
After a few years, King Sverre, (Sverre
Siggurdsson [Old Norse: Sverrir Sigurdson] became the king of Norway (
1184 – 1202). (source: William of Newburgh, History of English Affairs,
Book III, chapter 6). Christianity was an excuse for him to gain more
power.
Long
story short, Nidaros (Trondheim) became one of the
most important Christian pilgrimage cities in Northern Europe during
the Middle Ages.
"History of Trondheim,
indicates that many kings were born, lived a life as a hero,
killed in wars or died by natural causes of death. Until Olav
V(1903-1991) who was son of Prince Carl (from Denmark
) and princess Maud of the United Kingdom, became Crown prince of
Norway after his father’s election as a king in
1905. He prepared himself for his royal duties and attended at both
civil and military schools. Then he married
beautiful Martha, Princess of Sweden. He became the chief of defense in
World War II when German Nazis’ occupied
Trondheim (1940–1945 ) and built a few concentration camps in
Trondheim, Norway.
“The Germans during world war II made it into
a major
base for submarines (DORA 1) and thought to build a new city of 300,000
inhabitants, in German:Neu-Drontheim (New
Trondheim as a Germanized Scandinavia centered 15 km (10 mi) southeast
of Trondheim, and not too far from Melhus
municipality. (Source in Norwegian: Finn åldstedet, 2006,” Hitler's
drøm om Trondheim”,adresseavisa)
Trondheim remained neutral territory during world war II.However the
damages that Hitler made in Europe affected on
Trondheim as well.
Now Trondheim is in peace and embraces technological and business
development aspects. Trondheim is also a refuge
for the refugees and asylum seekers who seek for finding a better place
to live in peace and
harmony.
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