1576 in Norway
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- The first mention of PorsgrunnPorsgrunnis a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....
by the writer Peder Claussøn FriisPeder Claussøn FriisPeder Claussøn Friis was a Norwegian author.By his translations of the old sagas he rendered great service to the history of Norway; indeed, one saga is extant only in his translation. In his Description of Norway and Adjacent Islands is to be found historical material of value...
in his work Concerning the Kingdom of Norway
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- Heine HavrekiHeine HavrekiHeine Johnsøn Havreki or Heine the shipwrecked was a Norwegian emigrant to the Faroe islands, where he, following the Protestant Reformation, was one of the new followers of the Lutheran church. In 1540 he became the first Lutheran priest on the Faroes.-Early life:Havreki was the son of the...
, priest (b.1514)