The Battle Hostile_encounter of Largs ( 2 October 1263 ) was an indecisive engagement Hostile_encounter between the kingdoms of Norway and Scotland , on the Firth of Clyde near Largs , Scotland .

The conflict Hostile_encounter formed Becoming part of the Norwegian expedition Attack against Scotland in 1263 , in which Haakon Haakonsson , King of Norway attempted to reassert Control Norwegian sovereignty over the western seaboard of Scotland .

Haakon responded Response to the Scottish aggression Attack by leading a massive fleet from Norway , which reached Arriving the Hebrides in the summer of 1263 .

This lease Renting became Becoming permanent , but the Kingdom of Scotland eventually stopped paying Commerce_pay the Norwegian crown for the islands when Norway became Becoming distracted by civil wars Military_operation .

The 2011 Norway attacks Attack , referred Adducing to in Norway as 22 July ( ) or as 22/7 , were two sequential lone wolf domestic terrorist attacks Attack by Anders Behring Breivik against the government , the civilian population , and a Workers ' Youth League ( AUF ) summer camp , in which 77 people were killed Killing .

The 2011 Norway attacks Attack , referred Adducing to in Norway as 22 July ( ) or as 22/7 , were two sequential lone wolf domestic terrorist attacks Attack by Anders Behring Breivik against the government , the civilian population , and a Workers ' Youth League ( AUF ) summer camp , in which 77 people were killed Killing .

The first attack Attack was a car bomb Terrorism explosion Attack in Oslo within Regjeringskvartalet , the executive government quarter of Norway , at 15:25:22 ( CEST ) .

Among the dead Death were friends of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg , and the stepbrother of Norway 's crown princess Mette-Marit .

The attack Attack was the deadliest in Norway since World War II and the shooting Killing at Utøya remains the deadliest mass shooting Killing by a lone perpetrator in history .

The European Union , NATO and several countries expressed Expressing_publicly their support for Norway and condemned Judgment_communication the attacks Attack .

The 2012 Gjørv Report Statement concluded Coming_to_believe that Norway 's police could have prevented Preventing_or_letting the bombing Attack and caught Breivik faster at Utøya , and that measures to prevent further attacks Attack and `` mitigate adverse effects Influence '' should have been implemented .

On 24 August , Breivik was convicted as charged Judgment_communication and sentenced Rewards_and_punishments to 21 years of preventive detention in prison Prison , the maximum sentence Rewards_and_punishments allowed in Norway .

Braathen SAFE Flight 139 was an aircraft hijacking Committing_crime that occurred Coming_to_be in Norway on 21 June 1985 .

It was the first plane hijacking Committing_crime to take place Process_start in Norway ; there were no deaths Death and no injuries Bodily_harm .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Fulford was fought Hostile_encounter on the outskirts of the village of Fulford near York in England , on 20 September 1066 , when King Harald III of Norway , also known as `` Harald Hardrada '' ( `` harðráði '' in Old Norse , meaning `` hard ruler '' ) , and Tostig Godwinson , his English ally , fought Hostile_encounter and defeated Conquering the Northern Earls Edwin and Morcar .

He had allied Collaboration with King Harald of Norway and possibly Duke William of Normandy but there is no record Recording of the reasoning Protest behind his invasions Attack .

The Dark Season Blues festival Social_event is an annual event Social_event in late October , at 78 degrees north in Longyearbyen ( Svalbard ) in Norway , and marks Recording the beginning Process_start of the dark season when daylight and the sun is about to leave Svalbard for four winter months .

The Qatari bid was selected Choosing over those of Norway , Poland and France after a vote Choosing by the IHF Council on 27 January 2011 , in Malmö , Sweden .

Negotiations were mediated Resolve_problem by `` IGAD + '' ( which includes the eight regional nations called Name_conferral the Intergovernmental Authority on Development as well as the African Union , United Nations , China , the EU , USA , UK and Norway ) .

The engagement Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter off the Norwegian coastal island of Eigerøya , then in Danish Norway , the opposing forces engaged Hostile_encounter in protecting Defending their respective countries ' trade routes to the Baltic Sea .

The German ships were sheltering Placing in a strong defensive Defending position in Førde Fjord , Norway , forcing Causation the Allied aircraft to attack Attack through massed anti-aircraft fire .

Another squadron of P-51 Mustangs was assigned Choosing to protect Preventing_or_letting Allied aircraft operating Being_in_operation near Norway from German fighters .

In Operation Doomsday , the British 1st Airborne Division acted as a police and military force during the Allied occupation Control of Norway in May 1945 , immediately after the victory in Europe during the Second World War .

During its time in Norway , the division was tasked Request with supervising Scrutiny the surrender of the German forces in Norway , as well as preventing Preventing_or_letting the sabotage of vital military and civilian facilities .

During its time in Norway , the division was tasked Request with supervising Scrutiny the surrender of the German forces in Norway , as well as preventing Preventing_or_letting the sabotage of vital military and civilian facilities .

The German Instrument of Surrender was delivered Sending on 8 May to General Franz Böhme , the commander of all German forces stationed Placing in Norway , and the 1st Airborne Division landed Arriving near Oslo and Stavanger between 9 May and 11 May .

Operational duties included welcoming back King Haakon VII of Norway , looking after Allied ex-prisoners of war , arresting Arrest war criminals and supervising Scrutiny the clearing of minefields .

Early on 25 May the British forces lost Earnings_and_losses contact Connect with `` Bismarck '' , which headed Self_motion ESE towards France while the British searched Scrutiny NE , presuming she was returning Arriving to Norway .

The battle Hostile_encounter at Hakadal was the first battle Hostile_encounter in Snorre Sturlasson 's narration of Harald Fairhair 's unification Cause_to_amalgamate of Norway .

Parkenfestivalen is an outdoors festival that takes place Process_start in Bodø , Norway every year in August .

The Birkebeiner race ) is a long-distance cross-country ski marathon held annually in Norway .

The attack was a prelude Process_start to the main attack Attack against Norway ( `` Weserübung Nord '' ) .

The invasion 's primary purpose was to use Using Denmark as a staging ground for operations against Norway , to secure supply lines to the forces Hostile_encounter about to be deployed Arranging there .

The initial plan Arranging was to push Denmark to accept Agree_or_refuse_to_act that German land , naval and air forces could use Using Danish bases , but Adolf Hitler subsequently demanded Request that both Norway and Denmark be invaded Attack .

Operation Archery , also known as the Måløy Raid , was a British Combined Operations raid Attack during World War II against German positions on the island of Vågsøy , Norway , on 27 December 1941 .

Widerøe Flight 710 , commonly known as the Torghatten Accident ( ) , was a controlled Control flight into terrain into the mountain of Torghatten in Brønnøy , Norway .

All thirty-six people on board LN-WFN were killed Killing ; the crash remains Presence the deadliest accident of the Dash 7 and in Northern Norway .

Men 's teams from 13 countries participated Participation in the 2009 competition : Belarus , Finland , Kazakhstan , Norway , Russia , Sweden ( group A ) and Canada , Estonia , Hungary , Latvia , Mongolia , the Netherlands and the United States ( group B ) .

Finland took Earnings_and_losses the bronze , while Kazakhstan and Norway earned Earnings_and_losses fourth and fifth places , respectively .

When the Germans achieved Achieve victory in the Campaigns Military_operation in Central Norway , they began Process_start advancing Cause_to_make_progress north through Nordland to relieve the German forces isolated in Narvik .

The Allies had already decided Deciding to evacuate Escaping Norway at this point , and the force at Bodø was withdrawn Escaping without incident , with the last units departing Departing by 1 June 1940 .

`` Norway was relegated Judgment_communication to 1966 Group B . ''

Between February 28–March 20 , 2012 , the band headlined Communication another tour Traveling of Europe , visiting Traveling countries they have n't visited Traveling in years like Norway , Finland and the Czech Republic , and also touring Traveling Germany .

The invasion Attack was directed Aiming at the Norwegian archipelago of Hvaler in the southwestern part of Østfold , Norway .

Harold was crowned Change_of_leadership king shortly after Edward 's death , but faced Confronting_problem invasions Attack by William , his own brother Tostig , and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada ( Harold III of Norway ) .

The tournament Competition was organised Arranging by ICC Europe , and featured the top six associate Collaboration members in that region – Denmark , France , Guernsey , Italy , Jersey , and Norway .

In this tour , Nightwish debuted Process_start in some countries : United States , Slovakia , England and Norway .

Men 's teams from 11 countries participated Participation in the 2010 competition : Finland , Kazakhstan , Norway , Russia , Sweden , the United States ( group A ) and Canada , Hungary , Latvia , Mongolia and the Netherlands ( group B ) .

It hung around the coast of Norway for the next week before being absorbed by another strong windstorm named Name_conferral Joachim .

The race Competition saw Self_motion the first competitors from Norway in the history of the race Competition , in brothers Snorre and Sverke Lorgen .