14th century in Norway

Events from the 14th century in Norway.

1310s

1312

• 1 May – Death of Euphemia of Rügen, Queen consort (born c.1280).
• 29 October – The Treaty of Inverness between Robert the Bruce of Scotland and Haakon V of Norway reaffirmed the Treaty of Perth (1266). Bruce personally represented Scotland at Inverness.
• Ingeborg of Norway and Eric Magnusson were married in a double wedding in Oslo; at the same time, her cousin Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway, married Eric's brother duke Valdemar Magnusson.

1316

• The Great Famine of 1315–1317.
• Birth of Magnus IV of Sweden, King (d. 1374).

1319

• 8 May – King Haakon V dies and the House of Sverre is replaced by the House of Bjälbo as the ruling house of Norway.
• 8 July – Three-year-old Magnus Eriksson is elected king of Sweden, thus establishing a union with Norway. His mother Ingeborg of Norway is given a place in the regency, in both Sweden and Norway.

1320s

1323

• 20 February – The Norwegian regency council rebelled against Ingeborg of Norway.

1326

• 3 June – The Treaty of Novgorod marked an end of long-lasting border skirmishes in the region of Finnmark, between Norway and the Republic of Novgorod.

1330s

1331

• The First Norwegian Noble Rising starts.

1333

• The First Norwegian Noble Rising ends. The Norwegian Royal Seal is given to the Norwegian nobels and Ivar Ogmundsson is appointed as Royal Seal holder.

1335

• Marriage between King Magnus VII and Blanche of Namur.

1338

• The Second Norwegian Noble Rising starts.

1339

• The Second Norwegian Noble Rising ends.

1340s

1343

• King Haakon VI Magnusson was elected King of Norway, and his father Magnus Eriksson was acting as his guardian until 1355.

1349

• The devastating pandemic named Black Death reached Norway. It is estimated that roughly 60% of the population in Norway died from the pest.
• After 17 October – Death of Arne Einarsson Vade, Archbishop of Nidaros (born c. 1300).

1350s

1355

• King Haakon VI came of age, ending the regency of King Magnus VII and the First Swedish–Norwegian union.
• Death of Erling Vidkunsson, nobleman and regent of Norway (born 1293)

1358

• The town of Skien is founded.
• Death of Isabel Bruce, Queen consort (born ).

1360s

1362

• February 15 – Haakon VI of Norway becomes King of Sweden, thus establishing a short lived personal union between Norway and Sweden.

1363

• April 9 – Haakon VI of Norway marries Margaret I of Denmark.
• Death of Blanche of Namur, queen-consort (born c.1320).
• Death of Herdis Torvaldsdatter, landowner (born c.1310).

1364

• February 18 – Albert of Mecklenburg becomes King of Sweden, thus ending the short lived personal union between Norway and Sweden.

1370s

1370

• Birth of Olav IV of Norway, king (died 1387).

1374

• 1 December – The former King Magnus VII of Norway drowned in a shipwreck at Lyngholmen in Bømlafjorden.

1380s

1380

• 29 July – Olav IV becomes King of Norway, following the death of his father, Haakon VI. Denmark and Norway were thus united in a personal union. This is regarded as the start of the ' in Norway.
• Death of Haakon VI of Norway, king (born 1340).

1387

• 3 August – The king Olav IV dies, and his mother Margaret I becomes the Queen of Norway.

1389

• 8 September – Eric III becomes king of Norway.

1390–1400

1393

• Sacking of Bergen by the Victual Brothers. The Munkeliv Abbey at Nordnes suffered great damage from the attack.

1397

• 17 June – The Kalmar Union is formed, a personal union between Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

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