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Uplands, Norway

Index Uplands, Norway

The Uplands (Old Norse: Upplǫnd, Norwegian: Opplanda), is an ancient name for the agricultural lands and forest regions to the north of Oslo in Norway. [1]

21 relations: Østerdalen, Gudbrandsdalen, Hadeland, Halfdan Hvitbeinn, Hallingdal, Hedmarka, Land, Norway, Norway, Norwegian language, Numedal, Old Norse, Oppland, Oslo, Ragnvald Heidumhære, Ringerike (traditional district), Rognvald Eysteinsson, Romerike, Toten, Upper Telemark, Valdres, Ynglinga saga.

Østerdalen

Østerdalen is a valley and traditional district in Hedmark County, in Eastern Norway.

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Gudbrandsdalen

Gudbrandsdalen (Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Oppland.

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Hadeland

Hadeland (local pronunciation) is a traditional district in the south-eastern part of Norway.

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Halfdan Hvitbeinn

Halfdan Whiteshanks (Old Norse: Hálfdan hvítbeinn) was a petty king in Norway, described in the Ynglinga saga.

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Hallingdal

Hallingdal (Halling Valley) is a valley as well as a traditional district located in Buskerud county in Norway.

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Hedmarka

Hedmarka (local pronunciation, known as Hedemarken until 2003) is a traditional district in the county of Hedmark in Eastern Norway.

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Land, Norway

Land is a traditional district in Oppland, Norway consisting of the municipalities Nordre Land and Søndre Land.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Norwegian language

Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language.

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Numedal

Numedal is a valley and a traditional district in Eastern Norway located within the county of Buskerud.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Oppland

Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark.

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Oslo

Oslo (rarely) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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Ragnvald Heidumhære

Ragnvald Heidumhære (or Rognvald) was a legendary, possibly historic, petty king or chieftain of Vestfold in what is today Norway in the 9th century, according to Ynglingatal and to Ynglinga saga in Heimskringla.

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Ringerike (traditional district)

Ringerike is a traditional district in Norway, commonly consisting of the municipalities Hole, and Ringerike in Buskerud county.

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Rognvald Eysteinsson

Rognvald Eysteinsson (fl. 865) was the founding Jarl (or Earl) of Møre in Norway, and a close relative and ally of Harald Fairhair, the earliest known King of Norway.

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Romerike

Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway.

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Toten

Toten is a traditional district in Oppland county in the eastern part of Norway.

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Upper Telemark

Upper Telemark (Øvre Telemark) is a Norwegian region comprising the inland of the county Telemark.

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Valdres

Valdres is a traditional district in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal.

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Ynglinga saga

Ynglinga saga is a legendary saga, originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet and historian Snorri Sturluson about 1225.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplands,_Norway

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