Guaranteed that it will blow over in Norway. Norwegians are creatures of habit and strong traditionalists (partly because we’re an aging populace). Most Norwegians can’t imagine their country without the royal family, because the monarchy is so anchored in the national spirit.
It’s very much a manufactured one. In 1905, we stood there with our hard-earned independence after being under Danish and Swedish rule since the end of the black plague (the first being called “femhundreårsnatten” - the five hundred year long night). We asked the son of the Danish crown prince if he would like to reign in Norway, he said he would only do it if it was decided through referendum. The modern Norwegian royals have no connection to the Norwegian kings of old, but are part of the house of Schleswig-Holstein and Mountbatten-Windsor.
Guaranteed that it will blow over in Norway. Norwegians are creatures of habit and strong traditionalists (partly because we’re an aging populace). Most Norwegians can’t imagine their country without the royal family, because the monarchy is so anchored in the national spirit.
Which is so odd considering how little tradition and history the Norwegian monarchy really has comparatively speaking.
It’s very much a manufactured one. In 1905, we stood there with our hard-earned independence after being under Danish and Swedish rule since the end of the black plague (the first being called “femhundreårsnatten” - the five hundred year long night). We asked the son of the Danish crown prince if he would like to reign in Norway, he said he would only do it if it was decided through referendum. The modern Norwegian royals have no connection to the Norwegian kings of old, but are part of the house of Schleswig-Holstein and Mountbatten-Windsor.