historical age finally came to an end when the Norwegian King Harold Hardruler was defeated in the Battle of Stanford Bridge which took place in England.During the time of the 800’s, Norway was no more unified. The two individual groups that tried to unite their mother country with the assembles or “tings”, and the other group were the petty kingships. There were many reasons for Norway to unite. Reasons such as to maintain an unhostile community for farmers, and prevent robbers from stealing goods from the common people. The Petty Kings in Viken tried very hard to make ends meet and to unite Norway. Though there were many harsh struggles to people faced, but by the time 1060 the unified process appeared to be completed.For the next two hundred years, there was another new phase that had existed in the history of Norway. The historical phase was the introduction of Christianity. This was a breakthrough for Norway as it now had direct contact with all the other Christian countries. By this time than Norwegian people began to forget about their mythical Norwegian gods and started believing in the Church. As the church now came into power, it then officially began to take power in government. By the year 1100 the first bishoprics appeared in Trondheim, where the Archbishop held office from 1152.Economy deterioration in Norway occurred during the “Black Death” a plague in the 14th century. Population reduced and area evacuation sank trade, and commerce. Physical condition of the land also sank itself. It was during these events in 1450 Denmark rose to power, and Norway ceased to function as an independent kingdom in 1536, and became a possession to the Danish.Norway was also effected by the rule of Frederick III. They gained by the use of existence high-ranking Norwegian officials in government. On the other hand in 1737, Denmark only had the right to sell grain in Southeastern Norway and monopo...
