- Trøndelag
Infobox Region
name_local = Trøndelag
image_coat_of_arms = Trøndelag coat of arms.png
region_type = Region
region_type_local = landsdel
region_of_link = Norway
region_of_name = Norway
region_of_name_local = Norge
capital = Trondheim
area = 41,260
population = 412849
population_as_of = 01.01.2008
density = 2.66
subdivision_number = 2
subdivision_type = countie
subdivision_type_local = fylker
subdivision_list = Sør-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
website = [http://www.trondelag.com Trøndelag.com]
image_location = Trøndelag map.pngTrøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of
Norway , consisting of the two countiesNord-Trøndelag andSør-Trøndelag . (The districts ofNordmøre andRomsdal , and the municipality ofBindal , originally also was parts of Trøndelag - and the inhabitants there still speak dialects similar toTrøndersk .) The name, Trøndelag, consists of the tribal name "Trønder" and the word "lag" (law), meaning the "area of the law of the Trønders" (compareDanelaw ). The region is, together withMøre og Romsdal , part of a larger administrative division calledCentral Norway .A person from Trøndelag is called a "Trønder". The largest city, unofficial capital of Trøndelag and also the first capital of Norway, is
Trondheim (Sør-Trøndelag). The dialect spoken in the area is characterized by dropping out mostvowel endings; seeapocope .History
People have lived in this region for thousands of years. In the early iron-age Trøndelag was divided into several
petty kingdom s called "fylki". The different "fylki" had a common law, and an earlyparliament or thing. It was calledFrostating and was held at theFrosta -peninsula. By some this is regarded as the first realdemocracy .In the time after Håkon Grjotgardsson (838-900), Trøndelag was ruled by the Jarl of Lade. Lade is located in the eastern part of
Trondheim , bordering theTrondheimsfjord . The powerful Jarls of Lade continued to play a very significant political role in Norway up to1030 .Jarls of Lade ("Ladejarl") were:
*Håkon Grjotgardsson , the first jarl of Lade.
*Sigurd Håkonsson , son of Håkon. Killed byHarald Greyhide .
*Håkon Sigurdsson , son of Sigurd. Conspired withHarald Bluetooth against Harald Greyhide, and subsequently became vassal of Harald Bluetooth, and in reality independent ruler of Norway. After the arrival ofOlaf Trygvason , Håkon quickly lost all support, and was killed by his own slave,Tormod Kark , in995 .
*Eirik Håkonsson , son of Håkon. Together with his brother, Svein, governor of Norway underSweyn Forkbeard of Denmark from1000 to1012 .
*Håkon Eiriksson , son of Eirik. Governor of Norway underSweyn Forkbeard of Denmark from1012 to1015 .Trøndelag was ceded to
Sweden (together withMøre og Romsdal ) in theTreaty of Roskilde (1658) and was ruled byKarl X Gustav untilDenmark-Norway took it back two years later.The Swedes conscripted 2,000 men in Trøndelag, forcing young boys down to 15 years of age to join the Swedish armies fighting against Poland and Brandenburg. King
Karl X Gustav was afraid that theTrønder s would rise against their Swedish occupiers, and thought it wise to keep a large part of the men away. Only about one third of the men ever returned to their homes; some of them were forced to settle in the then Swedish province ofEstonia , as the Swedes thought it would be easier to rule the Trønders there,utilising the ancient maxim ofdivide and rule . In the winter of 1718-1719 GeneralCarl Gustaf Armfeldt , led an attack on Trøndelag, with devastating result both for the people of the region and for the Carolingians. Fact|date=February 2007The region was divided into two administrative counties in 1804.
Culture
The region's official theatre is
Trøndelag Teater , in Trondheim. AtStiklestad inVerdal a historical play,The Saint Olav Drama , has been played each year since 1954, depicting the last days ofSaint Olaf .The region is popularly known for its moonshine homebrew, the
karsk . The "national dish" of the region issodd , sheep meat and meatballs in boiled stock.Jazz on a very high level is frequently heard in Trondheim; Trøndelag is also known for its local variety of rock music, often performed in local dialect, called "Trønder-Rock".
The Norwegian Grey Troender (Norwegian: "Grå trøndersau") is an endangered breed of domesticated sheep that originated from Trøndelag in the late 1800s. There are currently approximately 50 individual animals remaining and efforts are being made to revive the breed.
External links
* [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/2/37089380.pdf OECD:Trøndelag region (pdf)]
* [http://www.mid-norway.no/english.php Facts about Trøndelag from Mid-Norway European office]
* [http://student.nlh.no/~tf/old/diverse/ollest/ordlest.html Trøndersk - Norwegian dictionary] no icon
* [http://www.tvtrondelag.no/ TV Trøndelag] no icon
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