Trondelag County
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Places in Trondelag, Norway where our Ancestors lived:
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Trondelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (Norwegian: Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trondelag and Sor-Trondelag by the King of Denmark-Norway. The largest city in Trondelag is the city of Trondheim.
Trondelag county and the neighboring More og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway. A person from Trondelag is called a tronder. The dialect spoken in the area, trondersk,is characterized by dropping out most vowel endings; see apocope.
Trondelag county and the neighboring More og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway. A person from Trondelag is called a tronder. The dialect spoken in the area, trondersk,is characterized by dropping out most vowel endings; see apocope.
People have lived in this region for thousands of years. In the early iron-age, Trondelag was divided
into several petty kingdoms called fylki. The different fylki had a common law, and an early parliament or thing. It was called Frostating and was held at the Frosta-peninsula. By some, this is regardedas the first real democracy.
In the time after Hakon Grjotgardsson (838-900), Trondelag was ruled by the Jarl of Lade. Lade is
located in the eastern part of Trondheim, bordering the Trondheimsfjord. The powerful Jarls of Lade continued to play a very significant political role in Norway up to 1030.
into several petty kingdoms called fylki. The different fylki had a common law, and an early parliament or thing. It was called Frostating and was held at the Frosta-peninsula. By some, this is regardedas the first real democracy.
In the time after Hakon Grjotgardsson (838-900), Trondelag was ruled by the Jarl of Lade. Lade is
located in the eastern part of Trondheim, bordering the Trondheimsfjord. The powerful Jarls of Lade continued to play a very significant political role in Norway up to 1030.
