This is a list of current and former territorial possessions of theKingdom of Norway.

Integral areas of Norway which areunincorporated:

• Svalbard (includingBear Island), in the Arctic, a part of Norway since 1920.
• Jan Mayen, in the Arctic, a part of Norway since 1929.

Svalbard with Bear Island are subject to the provisions of theSvalbard Treaty.Svalbard and Jan Mayen are sometimes grouped together for some categorization purposes.

Currentdependencies of Norway are all in thesouthern polar region:

• Peter I Island, in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean, possession since 1929.
• Bouvet Island, in the sub-Antarctic and South Atlantic Ocean, possession since 1930.
• Queen Maud Land, in Antarctica, possession since 1939.

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  Jan Mayen withBeerenberg volcano
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  Isfjorden, Svalbard
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  Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land
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  Peter I Island
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  Bouvet Island

The so-called Greater Norway^[1] includes these entities:

• Hebrides, colonized from 700s to 1100s, part of an earldom, crown dependencies from 1100s to 1266, ceded by theTreaty of Perth.^[2]
• Man, colonized from 850s to 1152, part of an earldom, crown dependency from 1152 to 1266, ceded by the Treaty of Perth.^[2]
• Orkney, colonized from 800s to 875, earldom from 875 to 1100s, crown dependency from 1194 to 1470,pledged byChristian I.^[3]
• Shetland, colonized from 700s to 900s, earldom from 900s to 1195, crown dependency from 1195 to 1470, pledged by Christian I.^[3]

• Caithness andSutherland overlordship from^{[clarification needed]} to 1266.^[2][4]

• Bohuslän, integrated from 800s to 1523, again from 1532 to 1658, ceded by theTreaty of Roskilde.^[5]
• Idre andSärna, integrated from 800s to 1645, ceded by theSecond Treaty of Brömsebro, border not formally delineated until 1751.^[6]
• Jämtland, integrated from 1100s to 1645, ceded the Second Treaty of Brömsebro.^[3][7]
• Härjedalen, integrated from 1200s to 1563, again from 1570 to 1645, ceded by the Second Treaty of Brömsebro.^[8]

• Faroe Islands, settled and colonized pre-1035 and crown dependencies from 1035 to 1814, ceded by theTreaty of Kiel.^[3]
• Greenland, colonized pre-1261 and crown dependency from 1261 to 1814, ceded by the Treaty of Kiel.^[3]
• Iceland, settled and colonized pre-1262 and crown dependencies from 1262 to 1814, ceded by the Treaty of Kiel of 1814.^[3]

The actual time of cession of the islands is somewhat disputed. Some claim it took place with theUnion of Denmark and Norway in 1536/37, as the possessions of the Norwegian crown were claimed by the Oldenburg king. Nevertheless, they were still referred to as "dependencies of Norway" in later official documents. Also theTreaty of Kiel states: "...and provinces, constituting the kingdom of Norway, [..], together with their dependencies (Greenland, the Faroe Isles, and Iceland, excepted); [...] shall belong in full and sovereign property to the King of Sweden,...", clearly indicating that they were until 1814 regarded as a part ofNorway.^[3]

• Erik the Red's Land, northeast coast ofGreenland, claimed (June 27) and annexed (July 10) from 1931 until awarded to Denmark by acourt decision in 1933.^[9][10]

• Värmland, from as early as 820s (pre-unification) to about 1000, before being integrated into Sweden.^[11][12][13]
• Dalsland, from as early as 820s (pre-unification) to about 1000, before being integrated into Sweden.

• Anglesey, crown dependency from 1098 to 1099, reverted toKingdom of Gwynedd as of lack of settlements.^[14]

• Kungsbacka,Varberg andFalkenberg, historicalNorthern Halland [sv], part of the kingdom from 1287 to 1305.^[15][16]

• Mann and the Isles, under Norwegiansuzerainty.^[17]
• Kingdom of Dublin, nominally under Norwegian suzerainty.^[17]

• Northumbria, settled c. 902 and first ruled c. 918 by Manx kingRagnall ua Ímair of theNorse-Gaels in exile from Dublin and held intermittently byEric I of Norway asKing of Northumbria 947–948 and 952–954, after securing his lordship over the Jarls of Orkney, in the precedent set by his fatherHarald Fairhair, part of which is famously attested to byEgil's Saga, set partly in Eric's court at King's Square inScandinavian York. TitleEarl of Northumbria (effectivelyEarl of York) 1016–1023, granted byCnut the Great, King of Norway, toEiríkr Hákonarson, Governor of Norway and one of theJarls of Lade. Last controlled byHarald Hardrada through his vassalTostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria and forefather ofBirkebeinerInge II of Norway, until theBattle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.Eystein II raidedHartlepool andWhitby in the 1150s, but it's not known whether he invoked his claim to rule Northumbria as pretext.St Olave's Church, York was mausoleum for the Earl of Northumbria. Within the former realm of Northumbria is the general region where most Norwegian place names and surnames, includingThwaite (placename element), areextant in present day England. Norwegian settlement and rule in Northumbria is illustrated by David Woodroffe inThe Penguin Atlas of Medieval History (1961) byColin McEvedy and illustrated by Ralph Orme inThe Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings (1995) byJohn Haywood (British historian).
• TheKingdom of England, now part of theUnited Kingdom, claimed by several Norwegian kings (Hardrada dynasty) in the 11th century.^[18][19]
• TheKingdom of Denmark, claimed by several Norwegian kings (Hardrada dynasty) in the 11th century.
• South Georgia, now part of theBritish Overseas Territories ofUnited Kingdom.

  The spread of Norwegian whaling industry to Antarctica in the early 20th century motivated Norway, right after its independence from theUnited Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway in 1905, to pursue territorial expansion not only in theArctic claimingJan Mayen andSverdrup Islands, but also in Antarctica. Norway claimedBouvet Island and looked further south, formally inquiring withForeign Office about the international status of the area between45° and65° south latitude and35° and80° west longitude. Following a second such diplomatic démarche by the Norwegian Government dated 4 March 1907, Britain replied that the areas were British based on discoveries made in the first half of the 19th century, and issued the 1908Letters Patent incorporating the British Falkland Islands Dependencies with a permanent local administration inGrytviken established in 1909.^[20][21]

• Fridtjof Nansen Land (Franz Josef Land), now part ofRussia, claimed from 1926 to around 1929, rejecting a claim of theSoviet Union.^[22]
• Sverdrup Islands, now part ofCanada, claimed from 1902 until Canadian sovereignty recognised in 1930, as part of an agreement with theBritish Empire, for the British to recognise Jan Mayen as Norwegian territory.^[23]
• Erik the Red's Land, northeast coast ofGreenland andFridtjof Nansen Land, southeast coast of Greenland, claimed and annexed from 1931 until awarded to Denmark by acourt decision in 1933.^[9]
• Inari andPetsamo, now part ofFinland andRussia, claimed fromFinland from about 1942 to 1945 by theQuisling regime during theNazi occupation of Norway.^[24][25]
• Murmansk andArkhangelsk asBjarmland, now part ofRussia, claimed from theSoviet Union from about 1942 to 1945 by theQuisling regime, and was earlier also claimed by Norway in theHigh Middle Ages andLate Middle Ages.^[26] Quisling designated the area reserved for Norwegian colonization asBjarmeland, a reference to the name featured in theNorse sagas for Northern Russia.^[27][28]

• Earldom of Orkney
• Icelandic Commonwealth^[29]
• Danish colonial empire for Dano–Norwegian colonies
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