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Peter Tordenskjold

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Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold (28 October 1690 – 12 November 1720), commonly referred to as Tordenskjold (lit. Thunder Shield), was a Danish-Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. [1]

75 relations: Aristocracy of Norway, Attack on Marstrand, Axel Ender, Banknotes of the Norwegian krone, Battle of Dynekilen, Battle of Gothenburg, Battle of Strömstad, Battles at Göta Älv, Bent Faurby, Bent Stiansen, Carit Etlar, Carlsten, Charles XII of Sweden, Christian Gierløff, Christian Jacobsen Drakenberg, Christian Mølsted, Church of Holmen, Civiletatens Materialgård, Coat of arms of Holmestrand, Danish ironclad Tordenskjold, Frederikshavn, Fredrikstad Fortress, Fredriksten, George Bogislaus Staël von Holstein, Gleidingen, Great Northern War, HEAT 1X Tycho Brahe, Henrich Danckwardt, History of the Danish navy, HNoMS Tordenskjold, Holger Drachmann, Hvaler, Ja, vi elsker dette landet, Jacob Coning, Jakob Oftebro, Jan Wessel Hegg, Johan Herman Wessel, Kåre Holt, Kong Christian stod ved højen mast, Langesund, Lehn House, List of Norwegians, List of people killed in duels, List of people on banknotes, List of people on the postage stamps of Denmark, List of people on the postage stamps of Norway, List of public art in Copenhagen, MS GNV Azzurra, Niels Juel-class corvette, Norway during the Great Northern War, ..., Norwegian heraldry, October 28, Odvardt Helmoldt von Lode, Olav Bergersen, Olof Strömstierna, Ravnstrup, Næstved Municipality, Ringve Museum, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, Siege of Fredriksten, Statholdergaarden, Statue of Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold, Copenhagen, Stavern, Staverns Fortress, Tordenskiold (noble family), Tordenskjold (disambiguation), Tordenskjold Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, Tordenskjoldberget, Trøjborg, Trondheim Cathedral School, Wessel, 1690, 1691 in Norway, 1720, 1720 in Norway. Expand index (25 more) »

Aristocracy of Norway

Aristocracy of Norway refers to modern and medieval aristocracy in Norway.

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Attack on Marstrand

The Attack on Marstrand was a successful Dano-Norwegian siege of Marstrand and Carlsten fortress which took place from July 10 to 16, 1719 during the end of the Great Nordic War.

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Axel Ender

Axel Hjalmar Ender (14 September 1853- 10 September 1920) was a Norwegian painter and sculptor, remembered primarily for his genre painting.

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Banknotes of the Norwegian krone

Norwegian banknotes are circulated, in addition to Norwegian coins, with a denomination of Norwegian kroner, as standard units of currency in Norway.

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Battle of Dynekilen

The naval Battle of Dynekilen (Slaget ved Dynekilen) took place on 8 July 1716 during the Great Northern War.

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Battle of Gothenburg

The Battle of Gothenburg was a Danish attempt to destroy the Swedish squadron in Gothenburg, which was led by Olof Strömstierna.

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Battle of Strömstad

The Battle of Strömstad took place on July 19, 1717 at Strömstad during the Great Northern War.

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Battles at Göta Älv

The battles at Göta älv were a series of battles and sieges which took place in and around the Gothenburg area between 1717 and 1719, between the Swedish Empire and Denmark-Norway, during the Great Northern War.

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Bent Faurby

Bent Faurby (born 21 March 1937) is a Danish author and schoolteacher who has specialized in children's literature, writing both fiction and informative works covering a variety of subjects.

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Bent Stiansen

Bent Stiansen (born 18 June 1963 in Arendal, Norway) is a Norwegian chef, who in 1993 became the first Scandinavian gold medal winner of the Bocuse d'Or.

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Carit Etlar

Carit Etlar, the better-known pen name of Carl Brosbøll (August 7, 1816 – May 9, 1900), was a Danish author, known mostly for his 1853 book Gjøngehøvdingen about the eponymous Svend Poulsen Gønge.

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Carlsten

Carlsten (Karlstens fästning) is a stone fortress located at Marstrand, on the western coast of Sweden.

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Charles XII of Sweden

Charles XII, also Carl (Karl XII; 17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), Latinized to Carolus Rex, was the King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718.

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Christian Gierløff

Christian Peder Grønbech Gierløff (6 June 1879 - 21 August 1962) was a Norwegian economist, town planner and a prolific writer.

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Christian Jacobsen Drakenberg

Christian Jacobsen Drakenberg (18 November 1626 (?) – 9 October 1772) was a Norwegian sailor who, according to his information, was born in 1626 in Blomsholm, Norway and thus reached the age of 145.

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Christian Mølsted

Christian Ferdinand Andreas Mølsted (15 October 1862 – 10 May 1930) was a Danish artist who specialized in marine painting.

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Church of Holmen

The Church of Holmen (Holmens Kirke) is a Parish church in central Copenhagen in Denmark, on the street called Holmens Kanal.

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Civiletatens Materialgård

Civiletatens Materialgård is a former storage facility at Frederiksholm Canal in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Coat of arms of Holmestrand

The coat of arms of Holmestrand was approved by Royal Resolution on 14 November 1898.

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Danish ironclad Tordenskjold

The Danish ironclad Tordenskjold was a coast defence barbette ironclad named for Peter Tordenskjold, victor in the Battle of Dynekilen during the Great Northern War in 1716.

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Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.

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Fredrikstad Fortress

Fredrikstad fortress (Fredrikstad festning) was a fortification in Fredrikstad, Norway.

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Fredriksten

Fredriksten is a fortress in the city of Halden in Norway.

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George Bogislaus Staël von Holstein

George Bogislaus Staël von Holstein (born 6 December 1685 in Narva; died 17 December 1763 in Malmö) was a Swedish baron and field marshal.

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Gleidingen

Gleidingen is a part of the town of Laatzen in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Great Northern War

The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

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HEAT 1X Tycho Brahe

HEAT 1X Tycho Brahe was the first rocket and spacecraft combination built by Copenhagen Suborbitals, a Danish organization attempting to perform the first amateur suborbital manned spaceflight.

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Henrich Danckwardt

Henrich Danckwardt (circa 1670 - 16 September 1719), was a Swedish military officer.

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History of the Danish navy

The history of the Danish navy began with the founding of a joint Dano-Norwegian navy on 10 August 1510, when King John appointed his vassal Henrik Krummedige to become "chief captain and head of all our captains, men and servants whom we now have appointed and ordered to be at sea." The joint fleet was dissolved when Christian Fredrick established separate fleets for Denmark and Norway on 12 April 1814.

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HNoMS Tordenskjold

HNoMS Tordenskjold, known locally as Panserskipet Tordenskjold, was a Norwegian coastal defence ship.

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Holger Drachmann

Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (9 October 1846 – 14 January 1908) was a Danish poet and dramatist.

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Hvaler

Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southwestern part of Østfold County, Norway.

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Ja, vi elsker dette landet

(audio help) (In English: "Yes, we love this country"), also known by the title "Song For Norway", is a patriotic anthem, which has been commonly regarded as the de facto national anthem of Norway since early 20th century, after being used alongside Sønner av Norge since the 1860s.

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Jacob Coning

Jacob Coning or Jacob Koninck II (c. 1647 – 16 July 1724) was a Dutch-Danish painter who was painter to the Danish Court.

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Jakob Oftebro

Jakob Hoff Oftebro (born 12 January 1986) is a Norwegian actor.

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Jan Wessel Hegg

Jan Wessel Hegg (born 1 September 1938) is a Norwegian diplomat.

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Johan Herman Wessel

Johan Herman Wessel (6 October 1742 – 29 December 1785) was an 18th-century Danish-Norwegian poet, satirist and playwright.

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Kåre Holt

Kåre Holt (10 October 1916– 15 March 1997) was a Norwegian author.

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Kong Christian stod ved højen mast

Kong Christian stod ved højen mast ("King Christian stood by the lofty mast"), commonly shortened to Kong Christian, is the royal anthem of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Langesund

is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bamble, Norway.

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Lehn House

The Lehn House (Danish: Lehns Gård) is a historic townhouse on Strandgade in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark.

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List of Norwegians

This is a list of notable people from Norway.

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List of people killed in duels

This is a list of people killed in duels by date.

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List of people on banknotes

This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries.

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List of people on the postage stamps of Denmark

Denmark has issued stamps since 1851.

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List of people on the postage stamps of Norway

Norway has issued stamps since 1855, and the first person to appear on a Norwegian stamp was the joint Norwegian-Swedish king Oscar II in 1878.

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List of public art in Copenhagen

This is a list of public monuments and memorials in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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MS GNV Azzurra

MS GNV Azzurra is a cruiseferry owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company and operated by the Italy-based SNAV.

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Niels Juel-class corvette

The Niels Juel class was a three-ship class of corvettes formerly in service with the Royal Danish Navy.

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Norway during the Great Northern War

The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Russia and Saxony-Poland (from 1715 also Prussia and Hanover) on one side and Sweden on the other side from 1700 to 1721.

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Norwegian heraldry

Norwegian heraldry has roots in early medieval times, soon after the use of coats of arms first appeared in continental Europe.

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October 28

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Odvardt Helmoldt von Lode

Odvardt Helmoldt von Lode, also Odvardt Helmoldt de Lode, (c. 1726 – 3 September 1757) was a Danish painter and engraver.

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Olav Bergersen

Olav Bergersen (2 July 1880 – 1973) was a Norwegian naval officer, war historian, insurance inspector and politician.

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Olof Strömstierna

Olof Strömstierna (1664–1730) was a Swedish naval officer and admiral.

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Ravnstrup, Næstved Municipality

Ravnstrup is a manor house and estate situated north of Næstved, on the southern part of Xealand, Denmark.

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Ringve Museum

Ringve Museum is Norway's national museum for music and musical instruments, with collections from all over the world.

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Royal Danish Navy

The Royal Danish Navy (Søværnet) is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force.

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Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norwegian Navy (Norwegian: Sjøforsvaret, "the naval defence (forces)") is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of the state of Norway.

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Siege of Fredriksten

The Siege of Fredriksten was a siege of the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten in the city of Fredrikshald, today's Halden, by Charles XII of Sweden.

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Statholdergaarden

Statholdergaarden is a gourmet restaurant in the Kvadraturen sector of central Oslo, Norway.

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Statue of Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold, Copenhagen

The statue of Peter Wessel Tordenskiold, created by Herman Wilhelm Bissen in the 1860s, is a bronze statue of the Norwegian-Danish navel hero Peter Wessel Tordenskiold located in the grounds of the Church of Holmen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Stavern

Stavern is a small water-side town in Larvik municipality in Vestfold County.

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Staverns Fortress

Staverns Fortress was a military facility located on the island of Citadelløya at Stavern in Vestfold, Norway.

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Tordenskiold (noble family)

Tordenskiold was the name of two dignities in the Danish and the Norwegian nobility.

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Tordenskjold (disambiguation)

Tordenskjold may refer to: People.

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Tordenskjold Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Tordenskjold Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States.

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Tordenskjoldberget

Tordenskjoldberget is a mountain on the island of Kongsøya in Kong Karls Land, Svalbard.

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Trøjborg

Trøjborg is a neighborhood in the city of Aarhus, Denmark in Skt.

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Trondheim Cathedral School

Trondheim Cathedral School (Trondheim katedralskole, Latin: Schola Cathedralis Nidrosiensis) is an upper secondary school located next to the Nidaros Cathedral in the center of Trondheim, Norway.

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Wessel

Wessel is a diminutive of the given name Werner of Frisian, German, and Dutch origin.

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1690

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1691 in Norway

Events in the year 1691 in Norway.

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1720

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1720 in Norway

Events in the year 1720 in Norway.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tordenskjold

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