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Events in the year 1721 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- The Bergen Greenland Company was founded.
- 2 May – Hans Egede departed with three ships from Bergen to Greenland, starting the Danish-Norwegian colonization of Greenland.
- 1 August – The King orders a large sale of church property in Norway.
- 10 September – Great Northern War ends.[2]
Deaths
- 15 February – Tørres Christensen, merchant, ship owner, land owner (born 1664).[3]
See also
References
- ^ Johannessen, Finn Erhard; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Freden i Nystad 1721 :: Agricola ::". Archived from the original on 15 April 2014.
- ^ Eliassen, Finn-Einar. "Tørres Christensen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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