''Norges Skaal'' ( en, Norway’s Toast) was written in 1771 by
Johan Nordahl Brun in
Copenhagen
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during the period when
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
was in a
personal union
A personal union is the combination of two or more states that have the same monarch while their boundaries, laws, and interests remain distinct. A real union, by contrast, would involve the constituent states being to some extent interlink ...
with Denmark, as a
drinking song
A drinking song is a song sung while drinking Alcoholic beverage, alcohol. Most drinking songs are Folk music, folk songs or commercium songs, and may be varied from person to person and region to region, in both the lyrics and in the music.
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for the
Norwegian literary society in Copenhagen.
“Norges Skaal” (also sometimes referred to as “For Norge, Kiæmpers Fødeland” from the first line of the song) was banned by Danish-Norwegian officials in 1772 when it was first performed, and it gained popularity in the early 1800s when
Norwegian nationalism
Norwegian romantic nationalism ( no, Nasjonalromantikken) was a movement in Norway between 1840 and 1867 in art, literature, and Culture of Norway, popular culture that emphasized the aesthetics of Norwegian nature and the uniqueness of the Norwe ...
was increasing. It quickly gained a reputation as being anti-Danish and
revolutionary
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...
, and was referred to as "the Norwegian
Marseillaise
"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du R ...
". It was first published in 1782, and was an unofficial national anthem of Norway in the 1800s and beyond.
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Lyrics
See also
*Sønner av Norge
"Sønner av Norge" (originally "Sønner af Norge", ) is the common title of the song "Norsk Nationalsang" (), which was the ''de facto'' national anthem of Norway from 1820 until the early 20th century. From the mid-1860s, "Ja, vi elsker dette lan ...
*Ja, vi elsker dette landet
"" (; en, "Yes, we love this country") is the Norwegian national anthem. Originally a patriotic song, it came to be commonly regarded as the ''de facto'' national anthem of Norway in the early 20th century, after being used alongside "" since th ...
References
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Historical national anthems
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1771 songs
1771 in Norway
Denmark–Norway