1608 in Norway

← 1607 1606 1605 1608 in Norway → 1609 1610 1611
Centuries:	15th 16th 17th 18th 19th
Decades:	1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s
See also:	1608 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1608 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian IV. ^[1]

Events

• Enevold Kruse was named Governor-general of Norway. ^[2]

Arts and literature

Main article: 1608 in art

Births

Margareta Huitfeldt

• 5 November – Margareta Huitfeldt, noblewomen, estate owner (died 1683). ^[3]

Deaths

• Hallvard Gunnarssøn, educator and non-fiction writer (born c.1550). ^[4]

References

1. Rian, Øystein; Mardal, Magnus A.; Weidling, Tor Ragnar. "Christian 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
2. Mardal, Magnus A. "Enevold Kruse". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
3. Bratberg, Terje. "Margrete Huitfeldt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
4. Roggen, Vibeke. "Hallvard Gunnarssøn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 August 2012.