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Norgesveldet

English translation: The Golden Age of Norway

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Norwegian term or phrase:Norgesveldet
English translation:The Golden Age of Norway
Entered by: Tore Bjerkek

12:28 Feb 6, 2004
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Norwegian term or phrase: Norgesveldet
Tourist leaflet on top 50 attractions in Norway: Bryggen i Bergen.
"På Bryggen står man ansikt til ansikt med minnene fra den gamle rikshovedstaden i det såkalte Norgesveldet."

I know what it's referring to but wonder if anyone has a good translation?
Karen Goulding
Local time: 23:28
The Golden Age of Norway
Explanation:
Norgesveldet var Norges glanstid i perioden fra år 1217 til 1319 (tenk på Grønland, Færøyene, Hjaltland, Orkenøyene, Suderøyene og Man. Tenk på grunnleggelsen av Tunsberg, Nidaros, Bjørgvin og Oslo) Bryggen er nok nyere. Likevel kan en vel få en aning av disse "forna dar".
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Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 18:28
Grading comment
This worked best in the context - thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3The Golden Age of Norway
Tore Bjerkek
4The Norwegian might/majesty/power/dominion
Roald Toskedal
3Norway's Dominion Period
Vedis Bjørndal


  

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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
The Golden Age of Norway


Explanation:
Norgesveldet var Norges glanstid i perioden fra år 1217 til 1319 (tenk på Grønland, Færøyene, Hjaltland, Orkenøyene, Suderøyene og Man. Tenk på grunnleggelsen av Tunsberg, Nidaros, Bjørgvin og Oslo) Bryggen er nok nyere. Likevel kan en vel få en aning av disse "forna dar".

Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This worked best in the context - thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pamawa (X): This is surely what they're on about
52 mins
agree  Terry Arness
1 hr
agree  Roald Toskedal: You know, Bryggen was built in the Hansa age, which started in the mid 1300s, so actually Bryggen is more a sign of the decline of the Golden age after the Black death in 1350. So, I guess the translation can't be much better than the original... :)
1 hr
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The Norwegian might/majesty/power/dominion


Explanation:
Also, "reign" might be appropriate.

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Note added at 2 hrs 11 mins (2004-02-06 14:39:45 GMT)
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Maybe a tourist could make him(her)self aquainted with the pertaining terms for a display, and not just \'consume\' it? :)


    Kunnskapsforlagets Store Ordbok
Roald Toskedal
Norway
Local time: 00:28
Native speaker of: Norwegian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Per Bergvall: I like reign...
57 mins
  -> Ja, me too, but as Paul says here, we're dealing with a case where the author has been kinda clumsy...
disagree  pamawa (X): Doesn't communicate anything meaningful. Dominion might do, but what does it mean to a tourist?
1 hr
  -> Maybe a tourist could make him(her)self aquainted with the pertaining terms for a display, and not just 'consume' it? :)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Norway's Dominion Period


Explanation:
Norway was a dominating power, ruling over several territories in the North Atlantic region at the beginning about year 1200. In the second half of the 1200s, the Hanseatic Merchants entered the scene, increasing foreign trade.

Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 00:28
Native speaker of: Norwegian
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