1721 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1721 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Frederick IV.^[1]

Events

• The Bergen Greenland Company was founded.
• 2 May – Hans Egede departed with three ships from Bergen to Greenland, starting the Danish-Norwegian colonization of Greenland.
• 1 August – The King orders a large sale of church property in Norway.
• 10 September – Great Northern War ends.^[2]

Deaths

• 15 February  - Tørres Christensen, merchant, ship owner, land owner (born 1664).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Frederik 4. . Finn Erhard . Johannessen . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 14 December 2023.
2. Web site: Freden i Nystad 1721 :: Agricola :: . https://archive.today/20140415151629/http://agricola.utu.fi/julkaisut/julkaisusarja/uudenkaupungin-rauha/sv/ . 15 April 2014.
3. Encyclopedia: Tørres Christensen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Finn-Einar . Eliassen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 25 August 2012.