1501–1509 ;1501 • August –
Alvsson's
rebellion starts. • Knut Alvsson led Swedish forces in an attack on
Båhus Fortress. • The rebels led by
Nils Ravaldsson succeed in occupying
Marstrand and
Sarpsborg. ;1502 •
Alvsson's
rebellion: •
March – Knut Alvsson succeeds in occupying
Akershus Fortress and
Tønsberg Fortress. •
July–
August –
Henrich Krummedige recaptures Tønsberg Fortress and lays siege to Akershus Fortress. •
18 August – Knut Alvsson and men loyal to him are murdered during a
parley with Henrich Krummedige. •
Olsborg Castle is constructed by
Nils Ravaldsson. • The
Krummedige-Tre Rosor feud ends. ;1503 •
Alvsson's
rebellion • The
Tønsberg Fortress was destroyed by rebels. • Rebels under the leadership of
Nils Ravaldsson succeed in occupying
Konghelle. •
Nils Ravaldssons forces lay siege to
Bohus Fortress. ;1504 •
Alvsson's
rebellion: • May – A one-year
ceasefire was signed between the
Norwegian rebels and
King Hans, but was broken by the king in December. • 24 December –
Alvsson's
rebellion was crushed at
Olsborg Castle in
Båhuslen. ;1505 •
20 July – Nils Sveinsson was ennobled, and given the noble family name
Tordenstjerne. ;1506 • Prince
Christian was appointed
Viceroy of Norway. ;1507 •
Herlaug Hovudfat's rebellion starts. ;1508 •
Herlaug Hovudfat's rebellion ends.
1510s ;1513 •
22 July – King Christian II is elected King of Norway. ;1514 •
23 July – King Christian II is crowned King of Norway in
Oslo. This
coronation was the last in Norway for 304 years when King
Charles III John was crowned king in
1818. ;1519 •
The Orm Eriksson Tax Revolt.
1520s ;1523 •
20 January – Christian II is deposed as King of Norway. •
31 January –
Swedish forces occupy
Ranrike. •
1 July –
Olav Torkelsson becomes
Bishop of Bergen. • November • 8–9 November –
Hansa merchants expels all
Scots from
Bergen. •
Swedish War of Liberation ends. This marks the end for the
Kalmar Union. • Supporters of Christian II surrendered
Akershus Fortress and
Bergenhus Fortress to the
Norwegian National Council. • December –
Olav Engelbrektsson becomes the
Archbishop of Norway. •
Swedish forces besiges
Akershus Fortress. ;1524 •
5 August – King
Frederick I of Denmark is elected King of Norway. •
1 September –
Treaty of Malmö.
1530s was imprisoned and executed at
Steinvikholm Castle. ruins ;1531 •
Christ Church in Bergen was demolished. •
November – King
Christian II invades Norway, but the invasion fail, and he is taken prisoner and brought to Denmark. ;1532 •
Ranrike is returned back to Norway from Sweden. ;1533 •
10 April – King
Frederick I dies, and Norway enters a
interregnum period, lasting until 1537. ;1535 • Spring – The southern branch of the Norwegian
riksråd elects
Christian III of Denmark as king of Norway. The northern branch refuse to accept the election. The privy councils leader
Olav Engelbrektsson wants
Frederick the Wise as king. •
21 July –
Nils Lykke is convicted for
incest and is executed later the same year. ;1536 • The
Reformation in Norway starts. •
3 January – Realm council
Vincens Lunge is murdered in
Nidaros, and other people loyal to
Christian III of Denmark is arrested. This event marks the beginning of the
Reformation in Norway and
Olav Engelbrektssons rebellion. •
7 January – Archbishop
Olav Engelbrektsson sent squads of supporters to villages in
Eastern Norway; the squads proclaimed to the people that a new ruler (
Frederick the Wise) could be on his way. • January–April – Many farmers and
bourgeoisie in Eastern Norway rises up in rebellion for the Archbishop, but it soon failed as no actual support from Frederick came. •
March – The Archbishops forces led by
Kristoffer Throndsen, fails to capture
Bergenhus Fortress, and Throndsen is arrested during a
parley with the commanders of the fort. •
April – Olav Engelbrektsson releases supporters of Christian III from prison at
Tautra. •
Halsnøy Abbey was dissolved. •
Lyse Abbey was dissolved. ;1537 • The
Reformation in Norway: • January–February – The Commander of
Bergenhus Fortress Eske Billes forces sacks farms of supporters of Archbishop
Olav Engelbrektsson in
Møre og Romsdal. •
1 April – The Archbishop of Norway Olav Engelbrektsson flees from
Trondheim to
Lier, Belgium. • April –
Christian III sends a fleet with soldiers to Norway. • April –
Steinvikholm Castle is besieged by the Protestant forces. •
17 May – The Archbishops men surrenders
Steinvikholm Castle to the Protestant forces. • May – The forces sent by Christian III arrives in Norway. The army splits in two. One part plunders
setesveins of Olav Engelbrektsson, the other part heads to
Hamar to arrest Bishop
Mogens Lauritssøn. •
20 June –
Siege of Hamar starts. •
23 June – Siege of Hamar ends with the arrest of Bishop Mogens Lauritssøn, and the Catholic rebellion is definitively ended in Norway. • Dissolution of all the
monasteries in Norway, including: •
Bakke Abbey •
Munkeby Abbey •
Tautra Abbey •
Nidarholm Abbey •
Gimsøy Abbey •
Utstein Abbey •
St. Olav's shrine was destroyed. • King
Christian III of Denmark becomes King of Norway, and the
real union of
Denmark-Norway is formed. ;1538 • Christian III starts a
mining project in
Telemark. ;1539 is named after Hans Glaser. • May –
Hans Glaser became
bergmeister in
Telemark. • Summer – Norway's first
Lutheran Church Ordinance is introduced. •
Kristoffer Throndsen raids
Utstein Abbey and the Bishop's Palace in
Stavanger. •
Herredag, the highest court in Norway, was established.
1540s ;1540 • The
Peasant's Rebellion in Telemark. • The
Peasant's Rebellion in Agder starts. ;1541 • The
Peasant's Rebellion in Agder ends. ;1542 • The
Tamperret, a special marriage court, is established. ;1544 • 23 May – The
Treaty of Speyer, emperor
Charles V of The
Holy Roman Empire recognized Christian III as the rightful king of Denmark and Norway. ;1545 • The
cathedral chapter at
St Mary's Church was dissolved. ;1547 •
Peder Huitfeldt becomes
Chancellor of Norway. ;1548 • Summer – Prince
Frederick II of Norway was proclaimed as
heir apparent to
Christian III of Norway, in
Oslo. • The
Plague of 1547–1548 ends. It was a
bubonic plague, that spread to large parts of
South Norway.
1550s ;1553 •
22 July –
Christen Munk and other notable men met at
Hamarhus in
Hamar. They were there to record the most important of the town's buildings, streets, organization and population. The result of there work was the
Hamar Chronicle.