14th century in Norway
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1310s
- 1312
- 1 May â Death of Euphemia of Rügen, Queen consort (born c.1280).[1]
- 29 October â The Treaty of Inverness between Robert the Bruce of Scotland and Haakon V of Norway reaffirmed the Treaty of Perth (1266). Bruce personally represented Scotland at Inverness.[2]
- Ingeborg of Norway and Eric Magnusson were married in a double wedding in Oslo; at the same time, her cousin Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway, married Eric's brother duke Valdemar Magnusson.
- 1316
- The Great Famine of 1315â1317.
- Birth of Magnus IV of Sweden, King (d. 1374).[3]
- 1319
- 8 May â King Haakon V dies and the House of Sverre is replaced by the House of Bjälbo as the ruling house of Norway.[4]
- 8 July â Three-year-old Magnus Eriksson is elected king of Sweden, thus establishing a union with Norway. His mother Ingeborg of Norway is given a place in the regency, in both Sweden and Norway.
1320s
- 1323
- 20 February â The Norwegian regency council rebelled against Ingeborg of Norway.
- 1326
- 3 June â The Treaty of Novgorod marked an end of long-lasting border skirmishes in the region of Finnmark, between Norway and the Republic of Novgorod.[5]
1330s
- 1331
- The First Norwegian Noble Rising starts.
- 1333
- The First Norwegian Noble Rising ends. The Norwegian Royal Seal is given to the Norwegian nobels and Ivar Ogmundsson is appointed as Royal Seal holder.
- 1335
- Marriage between King Magnus VII and Blanche of Namur.[6]
- 1338
- The Second Norwegian Noble Rising starts.
- 1339
- The Second Norwegian Noble Rising ends.
1340s
- 1343
- King Haakon VI Magnusson was elected King of Norway, and his father Magnus Eriksson was acting as his guardian until 1355.
- 1349
- The devastating pandemic named Black Death reached Norway.[7] It is estimated that roughly 60% of the population in Norway died from the pest.[8]
- After 17 October â Death of Arne Einarsson Vade, Archbishop of Nidaros (born c. 1300).[9][10]
1350s
- 1355
- King Haakon VI came of age, ending the regency of King Magnus VII and the First SwedishâNorwegian union.
- Death of Erling Vidkunsson, nobleman and regent of Norway (born 1293)
- 1358
- The town of Skien is founded.
- Death of Isabel Bruce, Queen consort (born c.â1272 in Scotland).[11]
1360s
- 1362
- February 15 â Haakon VI of Norway becomes King of Sweden, thus establishing a short lived personal union between Norway and Sweden.
- 1363
- April 9 â Haakon VI of Norway marries Margaret I of Denmark.[12]
- Death of Blanche of Namur, queen-consort (born c.1320).[13]
- Death of Herdis Torvaldsdatter, landowner (born c.1310).[14]
- 1364
- February 18 â Albert of Mecklenburg becomes King of Sweden, thus ending the short lived personal union between Norway and Sweden.
1370s
- 1370
- Birth of Olav IV of Norway, king (died 1387).[15]
- 1374
- 1 December â The former King Magnus VII of Norway drowned in a shipwreck at Lyngholmen in Bømlafjorden.
1380s
- 1380
- 29 July â Olav IV becomes King of Norway, following the death of his father, Haakon VI. Denmark and Norway were thus united in a personal union. This is regarded as the start of the 400 Years of Darkness in Norway.
- Death of Haakon VI of Norway, king (born 1340).[16]
- 1387
- 3 August â The king Olav IV dies, and his mother Margaret I becomes the Queen of Norway.[17]
- 1389
- 8 September â Eric III becomes king of Norway.[18]
1390â1400
- 1393
- Sacking of Bergen by the Victual Brothers.[19] The Munkeliv Abbey at Nordnes suffered great damage from the attack.[20]
- 1397
- 17 June â The Kalmar Union is formed, a personal union between Norway, Denmark and Sweden.[21]