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Events in the year 1720 in Norway.
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- ↑ Arstad, Knut Peter Lyche. "Øystein 2. Haraldsson". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ Brathetland, Bente Opheim. "Håkon 2 Sigurdsson Herdebrei". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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