Norway
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Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Area inhabited by 5000 BCE; new migrants arrived 3000 BCE; contact with Roman-occupied Gaul 1st century; ruled by chieftans from 4th century, states established 9th century; Vikings colonized Greenland and North America 9-11th centuries; joined with Sweden and Denmark 1389-1814; official language is Norwegian, which is in use in 2 forms, Bokmål Norwegian, and Nynorsk Norwegian.