Trøndelag

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Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the "middle" of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag.

A person from Trøndelag is called a trønder. The largest city, unofficial capital of Trøndelag and also the first capital of Norway, is Trondheim (Sør-Trøndelag). The dialect spoken in the area is characterized by dropping out all vowel endings.

The region is popularily known for its moonshine homebrew, the karsk. Trondheim is known for being the rock 'n' roll capital of Norway, with great bands like Dum Dum Boys, Motorpsycho, Stage Dolls, TNT, D.D.E., Tre Små Kinesere, Åge Aleksandersen, Gåte and many more.

History

In the early Viking Age, Trøndelag was a petty kingdom. Since Håkon Grjotgardsson, Trøndelag was ruled by the earl of Lade. Lade is located close to todays Trondheim. The powerful earls of Lade continued to play a very significant political role in Norway up to 1030. Earls of Lade (Ladejarl) were:

Håkon Grjotgardsson, the first earl of Lade.
Sigurd Håkonsson, son of Håkon. Killed by Harald Greyhide.
Håkon Sigurdsson, son of Sigurd. Conspired with Harald Bluetooth against Harald Greyhide, and subsequently became vassal of Harald Bluetooth, and in reality independent ruler of Norway. After the arrival of Olaf Trygvason, Håkon quickly lost all support, and was killed by his own slave, Tormod Kark, in 995.
Eirik Håkonson, son of Håkon. Together with his brother, Svein, governor of Norway under Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark from 1000 to 1012.
Håkon Eiriksson, son of Eirik. Governor of Norway under Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark from 1012 to 1015.