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Born December 15, 1810 • Oslo • Norway
Died May 25, 1863 (aged 52) • Rome • Italy
Subjects Of Study Norway • Old Norse language

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Sophus Bugge
Norwegian philologist
Herman, Count Wedel-Jarlsberg
Norwegian statesman
Falsen, Christian Magnus
Christian Magnus Falsen
Norwegian politician
Jonas Anton Hielm
Norwegian politician
Absalon Pederssøn Beyer
Norwegian scholar and author
Christian VIII
Christian VIII
king of Denmark
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Norwegian author
Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
Norwegian author
Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg
prime minister of Norway and secretary-general of NATO
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson.
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson
Norwegian author
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Gro Harlem Brundtland
prime minister of Norway
Haakon IV Haakonsson
king of Norway
Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie
Norwegian statesman and secretary-general of the United Nations
Olaf II Haraldsson
king of Norway
Sverrir Sigurdsson
king of Norway
Harald III Sigurdsson
king of Norway
Inge I Haraldsson
king of Norway
Olaf Tryggvason
king of Norway
Erik the Red
Erik the Red
Norwegian explorer
Haakon VI Magnusson
king of Norway

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