C H A P . V.
General Remarks on Norway— Hifiory— Geography— Benefits of the-
Norway Law— Peafants-— Climate,.
book. \ B QU T a day’s journey from Uddevalla we arrived at the-
- _ ■ •*- frontiers of Norway. But before I proceed in my, journal,,
I fhall, in this chapter,, throw together a few general obfervations
on the hiftory, geography, climate, and produilions of Norway,,
a country, though extremely interefting, yet feldom vifited by
travellers^
Norway was formerly an independent kingdom, governed by
its own hereditary fovereigns.. On the demife of Hagen the;
Fifth, in 1 3 1 9 , without male iffue, his grandfon in the female
line, Magnus Smek, united in Bis perfon the kingdoms of'
Sweden and Norway.. Magnus was fucceededin the kingdom of
Norway by his fon Hagen the Sixth, huiband of the celebrated _
Margaret j and at his deceafe,, in 1,380, Norway was united to.
Denmark by their fon Olof the Fifth who dying without iffue,,
Margaret Berfelf was raifed to the throne by the unanimous
fuffrages of the nation. On her death it defeended, with Den-r
mark and. Sweden, to her nephew Eric of Pomerania.
Sweden was aftcrwards feparated from Denmark by the valour:
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British Statute Miles 69 4 to a Degree*
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«O' 30 40 50 60
Common Miles of Norway 10 fc £ to a Degree
1 > 8 * 6 6 7 8 9 „