1617 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1617 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Christian IV.^[1]

Events

• 24 December - Eastern Finnmark suffered a terrible storm. A great majority of the male population was out at sea at that time and were surprised by the storm, ten boats sank and forty men drowned.^[2]

Arts and literature

See main article: 1617 in art.

Deaths

Full date unknown

• Niels Claussøn Senning, bishop (born c. 1580).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian 4. . Øystein . Rian . Magnus A. . Mardal . Tor Ragnar . Weidling . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 21 December 2023.
2. The witch-hunt in early modern Finnmark(Rune Blix Hagen. Acta Borealia, Volume 16, Issue 1 1999, pages 43 – 62)
3. Encyclopedia: Niels Senning . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Terje . Bratberg . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 7 October 2012.