A list of the historical capitals of the Kingdom of Norway. According to the Great Norwegian Encyclopedia, "the kingdom had too few centralizing institutions to have any real "capital" in the early Middle Ages".
List Original city name Standardization Current city name From To Historical states Notes Ǫgvaldsnes Avaldsnes 872 997 Kingdom of Norway (1) Unified from the petty kingdoms of Norway to a single Kingdom of Norway, which had no clear or single capital. However, it's believed that Norway's oldest royal residence and seat of power was at the Avaldsnes Kongsgård estate. Niðaróss Nidaros Trondheim (1) 997 1016 Founded by Olav Tryggvason. Borg Sarpsborg 1016 1028 Founded by St. Olaf in 1016. Niðaróss Nidaros Trondheim (2) 1028 1067 The capital was moved to Bergen. Seat of power was originally at Alrekstad Kongsgård estate. Moved to Holmen in 1110 c.BiorgvinBjørgvinBergen (1)10671123The capital was moved to Konghelle. Konungahella Konghelle Kungahälla 11231150 c. Sigurd the Crusader royal residence after his return from Byzantium.NiðaróssNidarosTrondheim (3)11501217The capital was moved to Trondheim for the last time Biorgvin Bjørgvin Bergen (2) 1217 1299 The capital was moved to Oslo. Ósló Oslo Oslo (1) 1299 1537 Kingdom of Norway (1) The dean at St. Mary's Church became realm chancellor. Kalmar Union United Kingdoms of Denmark–Norway København Copenhagen 1537 1814 Kingdom of Denmark–Norway The Norwegian Council of the Realm was abolished, and the national board of directors subject to the Danish Council of the Realm in Denmark. Christiania Kristiania Oslo Kristiania Oslo (2) 1814 rowspan="3" Kingdom of Norway (2) Norway became its own state again, in a union with Sweden, and fully separate in 1905. colspan="1" United Kingdoms of Sweden-Norway colspan="1" Kingdom of Norway (3)
See also History of Norway List of former national capitals in Northern Europe
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