Find A Grave - Norway

Haraldsson, Inge I of Norway 'The Hunchback' b. 1135 d. February 3, 1161
Norwegian Monarch. He was the only legitimate son of King Harald IV Gille and his wife, Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter. His father was murdered in 1136 by Sigurd Slembe, a pretender to the Norwegian throne. He was one year old when he was named king in 1136 at Borgarting and shared overall rule of Norway with his infant half-brothers, Magnus and Sigurd Haraldsson, who were named kings at their respective locations. According to the Morkinskinna and Heimskringla sagas, he could barely walk due to a hump...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Old St Hallvard Church (Defunct), Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Haraldsson, Sigurd II of Norway 'The Mouth' b. 1133 d. February 6, 1155
Norwegian Monarch. He is also referred to as Sigurd Munn, or "The Mouth." He was the illegitimate son of King Harald IV Gille and one of his mistresses, Tora Guttormsdotter. His father was murdered in 1136 by Sigurd Slembe, a pretender to the Norwegian throne. Shortly afterward, he was declared king at Eyrathing and he co-ruled Norway with his half-brothers, Inge and Magnus Haraldsson, who were also declared kings in their respective regions. During their minority, Norway was ruled by their...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Christ Church (Defunct), Bergen, Hordaland County, Norway
Plot: Note: He was buried on the grounds outside of the chuch, specific location is unknown.
Hauge, Olav Håkonsson b. August 18, 1908 d. May 23, 1994
Poet. Born at a farm in Ulvik, he was largely a self-educated man who earned his living as a farmer, orchardist and gardener on a small plot of land near his birthplace, a village in the Hardangerfjord region of western Norway. He lived a secluded life where his books often became a substitute to human contact. Before he turned fifty, he was admitted several times to the psychriatic ward due to emotional breakdowns. He became Norway's great poet of the rural landscape, living simply, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Storm)
Rossvoll Kirkegård (Cemetery), Ulvik, Hordaland County, Norway
Haukelid, Knut b. May 17, 1911 d. March 8, 1994
Lieutenant, WW II hero. Twin brother of actress Sigrid Gurie, he was the leader of a sabotage team of Norwegians who first snuck into the German Heavy Water Plant at Rjukan and blew it up thus setting back German endeavours to produce a product vital to the development of an atomic bomb. After the war, he was a national hero, among the numerous high...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Oslo Western Military Cemetery, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Havnå, Magne b. September 16, 1963 d. May 29, 2004
Boxing champion. Norwegian boxer who became the WBO World Champion in cruiserweight 1990. He also attended the Olympics. He gave up boxing 1993. Cause of death: Boat accident. (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Sandnes Cemetery, Sandnes, Nord-Trondelag County, Norway
Heltberg, Hilde b. September 30, 1959 d. September 4, 2011
Singer, Songwriter. With a dozen albums to her credit, she shall be remembered as one of her country's leading pop and country artists. Raised on Oslo, little is recorded of her early years; apparently self taught, she began appearing in her late teens and got a major boost from winning a talent contest in the late 1970s. Hilde took her guitar and vocals to a number of groups including Uncle John's Band and X-Tra and in 1982 released her eponymous debut album. She had a hit with 1983's "On Bare...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Alfaset Cemetery, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Henie, Sonja b. April 8, 1912 d. October 12, 1969
Olympic Figure Skater and Actress. Considered by many as one of the greatest figure skaters in history, she is probably best remembered for winning the gold medal for Women's' Figure Skating at the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Winter Olympic Games in the Ladies' singles category as well as winning an unprecedented ten consecutive World Championship gold medals from 1927 to 1936 and six consecutive European Championship gold medals from 1931 to 1936, all in the Ladies' singles category. She is credited...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Cause of death: Leukemia
Hilltop overlooking the Henie-Onstad Museum, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Plot: With husband
Hofmo, Gunvor b. June 30, 1921 d. October 14, 1995
Poet and writer. Born in Oslo, she is considered to be among Norway’s most significant poets of the modernist movement, a genre of literature that made a self-conscious break with previous genres. Her works are published in more than twenty collections of poetry, a total of some 700 poems. Her debut came during the Second World War, while she was working as a cashier. She received a scholarship, and used the money to travel to France and Denmark. She also received several prizes from the...[Read More] (Bio by: Storm)
Oslo Western Civil Cemetery, Oslo, Norway
Ibsen, Henrik b. March 20, 1828 d. May 23, 1906
Norwegian Dramatist.
Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Ibsen, Lillebil b. August 6, 1899 d. August 22, 1989
Dancer, Actress. Born Sofie Parelius Krohn in Norway, to Georg Monrad Krohn and Gyda Christensen. Her mother was instructor to the women's first National Ballet and from age five Sofie was trained as a ballet dancer, making her professional debut in "Prinsessen on erten" (1909) at the National Theatre. She then trained with Emilie Walborn in Copenhagen at the Royal Theatre, and in 1912 became a pupil of famed Russian choreographer [Read More] (Bio by: Denise)
Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Ibsen, Tancred b. July 11, 1893 d. December 4, 1978
Aviator, Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter. He was born in Norway, the grandson of Nobel Prize-winning authors Henrik Ibsen and Bjornstjerne Bjornson, and started his career in the Army's Air Force where he trained to be a pilot. After World War I he grew disenchanted with his military career, so in January 1920, with financial help from...[Read More] (Bio by: Denise)
Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Inge II of Norway (Baardsson) (Inge) b. 1185 d. April 23, 1217
Norwegian Monarch. His reign was from 1204 to 1217 during a time of internal civil wars, primarily between the two main political parties, the Bagler and the Birkebeiner. He was an early supporter of King Sverre, who was the leader of the Birkebeiner party. When King Sverre died in 1202, his son, Haakon (who was crowned king as Haakon III upon Sverre's death), and his grandson, Guttorm, died within two years, leaving the Birkebeiner party without any direct successors to ascend the throne...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag County, Norway
Johansen, Frederik Hjalmar b. 1867 d. January 3, 1913
Explorer. As a close friend of Fridjof Nansen, Frederik Hjalmar Johansen accompanied him at his north pole expedition (1893 to 1896). He also took an active part in the successful footrace to the south pole by Roald Amundsen (1910 to 1912). Due to alleged mutiny Amundsen excluded him from the crew that achieved the south pole on the December 14, 1911. Devastated and mentally broken, Johansen committed suicide. He is buried on the Johannes Cemetery in his hometown Skien (Telemark, Norway).
Johansen Cemetery Skein, Telemark Fylke, Telemark County, Norway
Keiko the Whale b. 1976 d. December 12, 2003
Famed Whale. Keiko gained fame for his roles in the films "Free Willy" (1993), "Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home" (1995), and "Free Willy 3: The Rescue" (1997). Keiko was captured near Iceland in 1979 and sold into the marine park industry. Keiko's stardom came from the three Free Willy films, in which a young boy befriends a captive killer whale and gets him to jump over a sea park wall to freedom. A $20-million venture to free Keiko was started in 1993, after he was found dying in a Mexico...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Taknes Bay (shore), Taknes Bay, More og Romsdal County, Norway
Korvald, Lars b. April 29, 1916 d. July 4, 2006
Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1972 to 1973. Korvald was also a Member of the Norwegian Parliament (or Stortinget) from 1961 to 1981, and was Chairman of the Christian People's Party (or Kristelig Folkeparti) from 1967 to 1975, and 1977 to 1979. (Bio by: K)
Nedre Eiker Churchyard, Krokstadelva, Buskerud County, Norway
Krohg, Christian b. August 13, 1852 d. October 16, 1925
Painter, Author. He is probably best-known for his seascapes, which he depicted from unusual angles. His novel "Albertine" (1886) caused such a scandal with its sexual suggestiveness that it was confiscated by the police. Educated in Germany and later in Paris, Krohg was also a journalist for the Oslo-based newspaper "Verdens Gang" from 1890 to 1910. He also served as the Professor Director at the Norwegian Academy of Arts from 1909 until his death. He was the husband of painter Oda Krohg...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Lie, Trygve Halvdan b. July 16, 1896 d. December 30, 1968
Norwegian Politician, Author, and 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was born in Christiania (now Oslo) Norway. His father was a carpenter who emigrated to the US in 1902 and was never heard from again. His mother ran a boarding house and café in Grorud, near Oslo and he grew up in simple circumstances. A socialist at an early age, he joined the Norwegian Labor Party in 1911 and became its national secretary upon graduating from the University Of Oslo with a law degree in 1919...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Grorud Cemetery, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Lorentzen, Ragnhild Alexandra b. June 9, 1930 d. September 16, 2012
Princess of Norway. She was the oldest child and daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Martha of Sweden, granddaughter of King Haakon VII of Norway, great-granddaughter of King Edward VII of England, and member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg. She was the first Norwegian princess born on Norwegian soil for 629 years. On May 15, 1953, she married Erling Sven Lorentzen, a shipping magnate and army officer who served as her bodyguard during World War II after the...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Asker Church, Asker, Akershus County, Norway
Lovland, Jorgen Gunnarsson b. 1848 d. 1922
Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1907 to 1908. He also served as Minister of Labour from 1898 to 1903, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm from 1899 to 1900, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1905 to 1908, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1915 to 1920. (Bio by: K)
Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Magnus the Good of Norway And Denmark b. 1024 d. October 25, 1047
Norwegian-Danish Monarch. He ruled Norway as Magnus I from 1035 to 1047 as well as Denmark from 1042 to 1047. He was born in Norway, the illegitimate son of King Olaf II (later Saint Olaf) of Norway and his English concubine Alfhild. He was born prematurely and was not expected to survive, but he grew to become a strong and healthy person. When his father was dethroned by the Danish King Cnut the Great, he went into exile to the Kievan Rus by way of Sweden, and the young Magnus accompanied him...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag County, Norway

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