1717 in Norway

Events in the year 1717 in Norway.

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See also:1717 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Frederick IV[1]

Events
  • Seminarium Lapponicum is established in Trondheim, a school for preparing teachers to teach in Sami language.[2]
  • 24 December - HDMS Lossen is wrecked during the Christmas storm of 1717, outside the island Vesterøy in Hvaler.[3]

Arts and literature

Births

Full date unknown
  • Jens Schanche, postmaster (died 1787).[4]

See also

References
  1. "Frederick IV | king of Denmark and Norway | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Seminarium Lapponicum". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. Lange, Even; Fischer, Lewis R. (1 January 2011), "Introduction: New Directions in Norwegian Maritime History", New Directions in Norwegian Maritime History, Liverpool University Press, retrieved 5 December 2022
  4. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Jens Schanche". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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