Trøndelag
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{{Infobox Region|
name_local = Trøndelag|
image_coat_of_arms = Trøndelag coat of arms.png|
region_type = Region|
region_type_local = landsdel|
region_of_link = Norway|
region_of_name = Norway|
region_of_name_local = Norge|
capital = Trondheim|
area = 41,260|
population = 412849|
population_as_of = 01.01.2008|
density = 2.66|
subdivision_number = 2|
subdivision_type = countie|
subdivision_type_local = fylker|
subdivision_list = Sør-Trøndelag<br>Nord-Trøndelag|
website = [http://www.trondelag.com Trøndelag.com]|
image_location = Trøndelag map.png|
}}
'''Trøndelag''' is the name of a geographical region in the central part of [[Norway]], consisting of the two counties [[Nord-Trøndelag]] and [[Sør-Trøndelag]]. (The districts of [[Nordmøre]] and [[Romsdal]], and the municipality of [[Bindal]], originally also was parts of Trøndelag - and the inhabitants there still speak dialects similar to [[Trøndersk]].) The name, Trøndelag, consists of the tribal name ''Trønder'' and the word ''lag'' (law), meaning the "area of the law of the Trønders" (compare [[Danelaw]]). The region is, together with [[Møre og Romsdal]], part of a larger administrative division called [[Central Norway]].
Historically, [[Jämtland]] and [[Härjedalen]] have been a part of Trøndelag, which is why some refer to them as [[Øst-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 [[Norwegian dialects|dialect]] spoken in the area is characterized by dropping out most [[vowel]] endings; see [[apocope]].
==History==
{{Further|[[Rock carvings in Central Norway]], [[Nøstvet and Lihult cultures]], and [[Corded Ware culture]]}}
People have lived in this region for thousands of years. In the early [[Germanic Iron Age|iron-age]] Trøndelag was divided into several [[petty kingdom]]s called ''fylki''. The different ''fylki'' had a common law, and an early [[parliament]] or [[Thing (assembly)|thing]]. It was called [[Frostating]] and was held at the [[Frosta]]-peninsula. By some this is regarded as the first real [[democracy]].
In the time after Håkon Grjotgardsson (838-900), Trøndelag was ruled by the [[earl| Jarl]] of Lade. Lade is located in the eastern part of [[Trondheim]], bordering the [[Trondheimsfjord]]. The powerful Jarls of Lade continued to play a very significant political role in Norway up to [[1030]].
Jarls of Lade (''Ladejarl'') were:
* [[Håkon Grjotgardsson]], the first jarl 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 Håkonsson]], 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]].
[[Image:Trondheim-cathedral.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Nidaros Cathedral]] in Trondheim]]
Trøndelag was ceded to [[Sweden]] (together with [[Møre og Romsdal]]) in the [[Treaty of Roskilde]] (1658) and was ruled by [[Karl X Gustav]] until [[Denmark-Norway]] took it back two years later.
The Swedes [[conscription|conscripted]] 2,000 men in Trøndelag, forcing young boys down to 15 years of age to join the Swedish armies fighting against Poland and Brandenburg. King [[Karl X Gustav]] was afraid that the [[Trønder]]s would rise against their Swedish occupiers, and thought it wise to keep a large part of the men away. Only about one third of the men ever returned to their homes; some of them were forced to settle in the then Swedish province of [[Estonia]], as the Swedes thought it would be easier to rule the Trønders there,utilising the ancient maxim of [[divide and rule]].
In the winter of 1718-1719 General [[Carl Gustaf Armfeldt]], led an attack on Trøndelag, with devastating result both for the people of the region and for the Carolingians. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
The region was divided into two administrative counties in 1804.
[[Image:Tronderlaane_in_Oppdal_Norway.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Traditional Trøndelag house]]
==Culture==
The region's official theatre is [[Trøndelag Teater]], in Trondheim. At [[Stiklestad]] in [[Verdal]] a historical play, [[The Saint Olav Drama]], has been played each year since 1954, depicting the last days of [[Saint Olaf]] .
The region is popularly known for its [[moonshine|moonshine homebrew]], the [[karsk]]. The "national dish" of the region is [[sodd]], sheep meat and meatballs in boiled stock.
Jazz on a very high level is frequently heard in Trondheim; Trøndelag is also known for its local variety of rock music, often performed in local dialect, called "Trønder-Rock".
The Norwegian [[Grey Troender sheep|Grey Troender]] (Norwegian: ''Grå trøndersau'') is an endangered breed of domesticated sheep that originated from Trøndelag in the late 1800s. There are currently approximately 50 individual animals remaining and efforts are being made to revive the breed.
==External links==
* [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/2/37089380.pdf OECD:Trøndelag region (pdf)]
* [http://www.mid-norway.no/english.php Facts about Trøndelag from Mid-Norway European office]
* [http://flagspot.net/flags/no-trnd.html Trøndeland/Tröndeland (possible region in Norway and Sweden of old ethnically trøndish land)]
* [http://student.nlh.no/~tf/old/diverse/ollest/ordlest.html Trøndersk - Norwegian dictionary] {{no icon}}
* [http://www.tvtrondelag.no/ TV Trøndelag] {{no icon}}
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