1697 in Norway

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See also:	1697 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1697 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian V . ^[1]

Events

Stove from Eidsfos Verk

• Eidsfos Verk is established. ^[2]
• The Great Famine of 1695–1697 ends.
• October 16 – The Norwegian Code, promulgated by King Christian V of Denmark-Norway in 1687, is amended to provide for torture of condemned criminals in certain capital offenses in Norway, with permission for burning with hot irons, or cutting off the prisoner's right hand while the prisoner is being transported for decapitation. ^[3]

Arts and literature

Oslo Cathedral

• The construction of Oslo Cathedral was finished. ^[4]

Births

• 12 January – Knud Leem, linguist (d.1774). ^[5]

Deaths

• 30 July – Lorentz Mortensen Angell, merchant and landowner (born 1626). ^[6]

References

1. Rian, Øystein. "Christian 5.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. Meyer, Frank. "Eidsfos jernverk". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
3. "Kjærvikmordet" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
4. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Oslo domkirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
5. Grankvist, Rolf. "Knut Leem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
6. Bull, Ida. "Lorentz Mortensen Angell". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 October 2014.