Norway

Personification of Norway (Countryhuman) Character= Norway Gender= Male Height= medium (Not Specified, same height as Sweden) Birth Date= 17th May 1814 Appearance= no nose, hair, ears (Personifications don't have that yet live normally) + slightly skinny + red skin + face painted as the flag of Norway + red/blue eyes Clothes and Accessories= clothes related to country's origin + wearing winter/warm clothes + wearing a light blue wooly hat covering ears with white pompons or an ushanka + brown jacket + NASA t-shirt or sweater underneath jacket Personality= serious + lonely + friendly + calm + sporty + competitive + kind + helpful + happy Likes/Interests= loves to play sports + Skiing + Travelling + Visiting Places (Kon-Tiki, Arctic Circle, Akershus Castle, Arctic Cathedral, Geirangerfjord Region, etc.) + exploring + touring Tourists and guests + taking trains around places + admiring things (art, writing, culture..) + watching the polar lights Dislikes= Belarus, Third Reich, USSR + Climate change + being annoyed Race= Norwegian Capital= Oslo Details= He loves Vikings, sometimes acting as if he were one for fun. Denmark, Finland and Sweden are his siblings / like brothers to him. He is a member of the Nordics. He has access to the Norwegian Sea, North Sea and the Baltic sea. He loves nature and the fjords, his land. He is used to cold temperatures.

History= The ancestors of modern Norwegians who drove out Finnish tribes belonged to a separate Scandinavian tribe related to Danes and Angles. It's unclear exactly how Norway was settled - some theories suggest from the north to west coast and center, while others suggest from south to north as archaeological evidence indicates. Settlement may have occurred from several sides as tribes spread quickly. The earliest people arrived in Norway over 10,000-9,000 years ago in areas like Koms and Fosna. According to sagas, Norwegians initially occupied areas from southern Vika Bay to Drontheim but lacked centralized power and divided into 20-30 separate fylke groups, each with their own king or earl.To create a single state, several fylkes were combined into a general Thing meeting where all free members of society were present, but cases were conducted by commissioners appointed by each king forming a supreme assembly and court. Dependent persons were not part of the commissioners.

Later, Norway was divided into four large districts, each with their own ting (general meeting). The districts were: Frostating in the north, covering an area north of the Sognefjord. Gulathing in the southwest county. Oppland and Viken's tings in the south and east of the central mountain range. Oppland's ting was first at Eidsivating. Later, the Viken district separated to become its own separate ting. Each district had its own individual laws and customs, governed at their respective ting meetings.

Norway was divided internally into hundreds/districts. Each district was headed by a hersir leader who held the position hereditarily. The hersir was in charge of civil and religious affairs within the district. Kings known as ynglings were considered descended from God and represented the county in foreign affairs. Kings also led troops during wars, but their rights depended on personal qualities and possessions. Important matters were decided by the people themselves at the thing assembly.

Ancient Norse society consisted of two free classes - princes and free peasants/villagers. They also had unfree people or slaves, who were generally prisoners, though the free classes treated them relatively well compared to other societies. The two free classes did not form separate castes and peasant status was considered honorable. Serving the king was seen as shameful for peasants and could be a punishment. Kings had a group of warriors called Hirdmann who lived at court but enjoyed personal freedom. Warrior occupations included warfare, raiding, hunting and military exercises. They held feasts with women and sought heroic deaths in battle. Belief in inescapable fate elevated courage, and battles were boldly entered believing victory was pre-determined.