Gaute Jonsen Smør

Born: ABT 1395 · Hatteberg
Parents: Jon Hallvardsen Smør and Margrete Svalesdatter Rømer

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ABT 1395

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Hatteberg, Mel, Kvinnherad, Søndre Bergenhus amt, Norge
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1397

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Kalmarunionen
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Kalmarunionen. Norge, Sverige og Danmark forenes under felles kongemakt ledet av dronning Margrete. Unionen ble aldri formelt oppløst, men motsetningene mellom Sverige og Danmark førte til at den opphørte ca. 1520.
1397

Norway
The Kalmar Union
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Eric of Pomerania was crowned joint king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden at Kalmar. The union finally ended when Sweden chose a king of its own in 1523.

Source: Kalmarunionen

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1440

The world
The printing press
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Johann Gutenberg developed a way of casting letters as loose, reusable type. Books and printed matter could now be made in large numbers.

Source: Johann Gutenberg

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1492

The world
Columbus reaches America
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Christopher Columbus reached land on an island he called San Salvador – the beginning of the European exploration of the Americas.

Source: Kristoffer Columbus

Picture: John Vanderlyn · Public domain

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