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228 NOTES
at Eidsvold (see pages 229, 230) a representative convention declared the
country’s independence and adopted a Constitution. The celebration of
the day was instituted as a result of King Karl Johan’s proposals for
changes in the Constitution during the years 1821 to 1824, especially
in favor of an absolute veto. It was taken up in Christiania in 1824, and
spread rapidly to all the cities in the land, was opposed by the King
and omitted in 1828, taken up by the students of the University in 1829,
and soon after 1830 made by Henrik Wergeland (see page 262) the
chief of Norwegian patriotic festivals. In 1870 Bjornson conceived and
put into practice the “‘barnetog” or children’s procession on this day,
when the children march also, each carrying a flag.
Bauta, prehistoric, uncut, narrow, tall, memorial stone, from the
bronze age.
Hows, burial mounds, barrows.
Page 21.
Sonc ror Norway. Written in the summer of 1859 in connection
with the tale Arve, but not included in that book. The people of Nor-
way have adopted this poem as their national hymn, because it is a
vigorous, picturesque summary of the glorious history of the country,
in whose every line patriotic love vibrates.
Stanza 2. Harald Fair hair (860-933) was the first to unite all Norway
in one kingdom as a sort of feudal state. His success in his struggles
with the petty kings who opposed him was made complete by his vic-
tory over viking forces in the battle on the waters of Hafursfjord, 872.
Many of the rebels emigrated, a movement which led to the settlement
of Iceland from 874 on.
Haakon the Good (935-961) was the youngest son of Harald Fair-
hair, born in the latter’s old age. He was reared in England with King
Ethelstane, who had him taught Christianity and baptized. When he
was well settled on the throne in Norway, he tried to introduce Chris-
tianity, but without success. He improved the laws and organized the
war forces of the land.
Eyvind Finnssén, uncle of Haakon, was a great skald, who sang his
deeds and Norway’s sorrow over his death.
Olaf the Saint (1015-1030) was a man of force and daring, as is
shown by his going on viking expeditions when only twelve years old.
He became a Christian in Normandy. Returning to Norway in rors,
he established himself as King and spread his authority as a stern ruler.
With more or less violence he Christianized the whole land, This and
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