Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional It consists of the Akershus municipalities Fet, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen, Skedsmo, Sørum and Aurskog-Høland in the southern end (Nedre Romerike), and Ullensaker, Gjerdrum, Nannestad, Nes, Eidsvoll and Hurdal in the northern end (Øvre Romerike). is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. Fet is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. The municipality centre is Fetsund. is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Lørenskog was separated from Skedsmo January 1 1908 Nittedal is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. The parish of Nitedal was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Rælingen is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Skedsmo is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Skedsmo was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Sørum is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Sørum was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Ullensaker is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Gjerdrum is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Gjerdrum was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Nannestad is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Nes is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. The parish of Næs was established as a municipality January 1 1838 For the town in Australia see Eidsvold Queensland is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Hurdal is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. The parish of Hurdalen was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Øvre Romerike is the northern part of the traditional Norwegian district Romerike.
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History
Before the unification of Norway, Romerike (Old Norse Raumaríki) was a petty kingdom. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age It had its age of greatness between the 5th century and the 7th century. The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 6th century Goth scholar Jordanes wrote in his Getica about a tribe located in Scandza which he named the Raumarici and which seems to be the same name as Raumariki, the old name for Romerike. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Jordanes (also Jordanis or even Iornandes) was a 6th century Roman Bureaucrat, who turned his hand to History later in life De origine actibusque Getarum (lit The Origin and Deeds of the Getae but referring to the Goths whom Jordanes considered Getae or the Getica Scandza was the name given to Scandinavia by Jordanes, in his work Getica.
In Beowulf and Widsith, the tribe is mentioned as the warlike Heaðo-Reamas (i. Beowulf is an Old English Heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between Widsith is an Old English poem of 144 lines that appears to date from the 9th century drawing on earlier Oral traditions of Anglo-Saxon tale singing e. battling Reamas, for the correspondence between Reamas and Raumar compare Geatas and Gautar). Geats, Geatas, Gautar, Goths, Gotar, Gøtar, Götar were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting Götaland
Snorri Sturluson relates in his Heimskringla that it was ruled by the semi-legendary Swedish kings, Sigurd Ring and Ragnar Lodbrok during the 8th century. Snorri Sturluson (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian poet and politician Heimskringla is the best known of the Old Norse Kings' sagas. The semi-legendary kings of Sweden are the long line of Swedish kings who preceded Eric the Victorious, according to sources such as the Norse Sagas, Sigurd Ring ( Old Norse: Sigurðr hringr) or Ring ( Old Norse: Hringr) (ca 750) was a Swedish and Danish king mentioned in Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnar "Hairy-Breeks" Old Norse: Ragnarr Loðbrók) was a Norse legendary hero from the Viking Age who was thoroughly The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era.
In the 9th century, King Harald Fairhair's father, Halfdan the Black, subdued the area by defeating and killing Sigtryg, the previous ruler, in battle. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair ( Old Norse: Haraldr hárfagri, Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre) (c Halfdan the Black Gudrødsson (c 810 – c 860) ( Old Norse: Hálfdan svarti, Norwegian Halvdan Svarte) was the father of the first He then defeated Sigtryg's brother and successor Eystein in a series of battles.
After the death of Halfdan, it submitted to the Swedish king Erik Eymundsson. Eric Anundsson / Eymundsson (d 882 was a Swedish king who ruled during the 9th century However, it was forcibly conquered by Harald Fairhair who had to spend a summer to lead it into the fold of his newly created kingdom of Norway. Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair ( Old Norse: Haraldr hárfagri, Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre) (c Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
The centre of the kingdom was Sand between Jessheim and Garder, where the earliest settlements were situated and where the soil was easy to cultivate. Communication Jessheim Station on the main track of Norway's first railroad was completed in 1854 and formed the foundation for the later town In the sourrounding forests there was rich game. Its name may be derived from the Raum elfr an old name for the Glomma river. Glomma, also known as Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway, 598 kilometers long
In Hversu Noregr byggdist and in Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar
In the Hversu Noregr byggdist and in Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar, the name is attributed to the mythical king Raum the Old. Hversu Noregr byggdist ( Old Norse Hversu Noregr byggðist) meaning ' How Norway was inhabited', which survives only in the Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar or The Saga of Thorstein Viking's Son is a Legendary saga taking place in the 7th century and it is about the father of Raum the Old (Old Norse Raumr inn gamli) is a legendary king in Norway in the Hversu Noregr byggdist and in Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar According to the latter saga, the members of the family were big and ugly, and because of this big and ugly people were called "great Raumar".
Kings of Raumariki
- Raum the Old
- Eystein Halfdansson
- Halfdan the Mild
- Sigtryg Eysteinsson
- Eystein Eysteinsson, brother of Sigtryg
- Halfdan the Black
- Erik Eymundsson
External links
- Romerikes Blad (local newspaper)
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