Sigurd "Norway" Thomassen

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Nickname/Alias:Norway, Norge, Sigurd, Sig, Kingdom of Norway, Kongeriket Norge, snarky guy, Nordmann, Northman, Viking, Norrbagge
Gender: Male
Character Type: Country
Country or Country of Origin: Kongeriket Norge (Kingdom of Norway)
Canon or Original: Canon
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[/color]:[/b] Blue
Hair: Blond
Height and Weight: 1.795m (5’10.5”), 68.039kg (150lbs)
Other Distinguishing Features: floating hair curl on the left, Nordic Cross barrette

Overall Appearance: Norway is usually seen wearing a blue sailor’s outfit and brown boots. His hair is a muted dark blue color with a navy and white necktie that extends beyond the hate. The jacket consists of lighter blue collar a necktie, and matching cuffs. The ribbon along the collar is the same color as the darker ribbon on his hat. His pants are the same color as the jacket cuffs. He wears a brown belt with a silver buckle and dark brown or black gloves. Norway also wears a blue and white striped dress shirt with grey pants and a red necktie. In a more casual setting, Norway wears a red over normal clothes or a purple sweater over a white dress shirt. He always wears a silver barrette of the Nordic cross on the left side of his head.

He sometimes wears a pale red shirt under a purple-blue jacket with jeans, an orange plaid scarf, and snow boots. Though he doesn’t wear it very often, Norway has the traditional Norwegian bunad. He only wears it on May 16. Most of his casual outfits include snow boots and scarves. For meetings, Norway wears a white dress shirt with a red tie, a navy dress jacket, grey slacks, and black dress shoes. He has a lapel pin with the design of his flag pinned to his jacket. He has a heavy red winter coat, grey ski pants, and white and blue ski boots for skiing. His skis are blue with red and white accents.

Physically, Norway is of a lighter frame, but he’s quite a bit stronger than he looks from years of fishing. He has light blond hair which is swept to the right and has a distinctive floating hair curl and dot on the left side. He has boyish features which make him look a few years younger than he actually is. His eyes are a dull blue color which make him look listless even when at full attention. He generally has a straight face and a neutral expression. Norway can often be seen with a troll or fairy hanging around him, both of which are visible to others. Other creatures from Norse mythology can also be seen around Norway. A baby Fire Drake likes Norway's company and can frequently be seen sitting on the nation's shoulder or head or flying around Norway. The dragon is very sociable and will usually try to interact with others in sometimes cute and hilarious ways.

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--Coffee
--Fishing
--Pickled Herring
--Cod
--Oceans
--Trains
--Fjords
--Iceland
--Denmark
--Svalbard Islands
--Oil
--Church of Norway
--Norwegian (Bokmal and Nynorsk)
--Norwegian black metal (music genre)
--Norse mythology
--Fjord Horses
--Dogs
--Salmon
--Boats
--Trolls
--Fairies
--Dragons
--Complaining
--Criticizing
--Greenland
--His barrette
--Skiing
--Mogul
--Cooking
Dislikes:
--Decaf coffee
--Sweden
--Denmark
--Loud people
--Excessive praise
--Talking
--Strangers
--Sympathy
--Kalmar Union
--Fairies being called Pixies
--Being touched
--Rudeness
--Small dogs
--War (has declared neutrality in the past world wars)
--Warm climates
--Being teased
--Overcook fish
--Rotten seafood
--Cows (the live animal)
Strengths:
--Fishing
--Complaining
--Exporting oil
--Sailing
--Being polite within reason
--Boating
--Making coffee
--Cooking fish
-Skiing
--Learning languages
Weaknesses:
--Being social
--Hunting
--Traveling by air
--Driving (though not as bad as Italian or Chinese drivers)
--Agoraphobia
--Public speaking
Fears:
--Crowds
--A repeat of the Kalmar Union
Secrets:
--A good piano player in his own right
--Keeps a salt water aquarium in his home
--Misses the Viking days
--Can’t think of any words to describe his feelings towards Denmark
--Loves raw fish
Any Quirks/Habits:
--Always takes a bit out of the first catch of the day
--Skis to work off stress from work
--Drinks coffee constantly throughout the day
--Reads Norse sagas for relaxation

Overall Personality: Norway is generally a very quiet and mysterious man. He is seen as a man of few words and his range of expressed emotions is even more limited. He lives like a hermit in his house in the fjords. When he does talk, he says only what is necessary and does so in a soft spoken manner. He’s not one to raise his voice about anything and figuring out his actual emotions is difficult if not next to impossible. He’s incredibly shy and rarely leaves the confines of his country unless absolutely necessary. Norway enjoys solitary activities and going on a relaxing cross country ski trip around his country is thoroughly enjoyed. When skiing isn’t an available activity, Norway goes fishing and prefers fishing over skiing any day. He regularly takes his motor boat out into the North Sea or the Barents Sea for a few days of fishing.

He loves his tradition and can seem a bit slow to adapt to a modern world, but he will adjust at his own pace. He likes music that’s several decades old and classical music has always been a favorite. As far as solitary activities go, Norway is a competent pianist and violin player. Besides old music, Norway has an odd attraction to heavy metal and will happily turn up the volume when he’s alone in his house.

The only time Norway can actually be described as vocal is when he’s complaining and criticizing others. He criticizes everyone. The only nation he’ll actually tease is Denmark. Most of Norway’s humor comes at Denmark’s expense. Despite being childhood friends and having done everything together for so long, Norway is irritated by Denmark’s behavior and usually seems less than pleased in his presence.

For company, Norway keeps quite a few non human companions around himself, most being from Norse mythology. A troll, nisse, or fairy are most commonly seen in the supernatural aspect, but dragons and snakes aren’t that unusual either. He also looks to his pet dogs and horses for company since even a recluse can experience loneliness at times. The dogs are named after various cities in Norway and the horses are named after the fjords.

In matters relating to war, Norway prefers to stay neutral. He isn’t fond of the loud noises and numbers of people in warfare, opting for his solitary lifestyle instead. When forced into battle, Norway is a decent fighter and is a capable soldier especially where the navy is involved. Norway is quite skilled at operating war ships and likes naval battles over air battles by a landslide.

Norway finds it impossible to hate anyone. That isn’t to say he doesn’t get annoyed by others, but he doesn’t experience what would be considered hatred or loathing. His outward expression around those he isn’t terribly fond of remains neutral, though a frown is only marginally more detectable. On the flip side, even when he’s pleased and happy, Norway rarely smiles and even elation looks more like dissatisfaction than pleasure. The lack of outward emotion seems to leave the impression of never being satisfied with what’s given or that something is wrong even there’s nothing out of order.

When he’s forced into the company of others, Norway can be quite polite and almost pleasant to be around. He forces himself to show the slightest hint of a smile at others’ jokes though rarely makes any himself unless at Denmark’s expense. While not much for small talk, Norway makes for a rather good debate partner and will challenge the opinions of others without reserve. He can sometimes seem to take sadistic pleasure in watching others struggle to make good arguments and become aggravated.


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700-800
--Viking Age begins
872
--Herald Fairhair unites Norway
1000
--Leif Erikson discovers North America
--King Olav I sent to Christianize Iceland
--Battle of Swold
1015
--Olaf II Heraldsson declared King of Norway
--Norway converts to Christianity
1028
--King Olav II flees Norway
--Canute the Great becomes King of Norway
1030
--King Olav II killed at Stiklestad
1031
--Olav II declared patron saint
1035
--King Canute dies
1045-1065
--King Harald Hardrada fights Danes
1066
--Harald Hardrada invades England
--Battle of Stamford, Hardrada dies, Norway loses battle
1070
--Bergen founded
1261
--Greenland and Iceland form union with Norway
1262
--Iceland under Norwegian rule
1349
--Black Plague reaches Norway
1397
--Denmark, Sweden, Norway united with Union or Kalmar
1520
--Christian II executes 82 people opposed to Scandinavian union
1523
--Civil war in Denmark
--Christian II exiled
--Frederick I becomes king of Denmark and Norway
1537
--Christian III establishes Evangelical-Lutheran as official religion of Norway and Denmark
1570
--Sweden relinquishes claim for Norway
1660
--Peace of Copenhagen; establish boundaries of Denmark, Sweden, Norway
1814
--Signing of Norway’s Constitution
--Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden
1825
--First immigration from Norway to America
1884
--Parliamentary system established
1903
--Roald Amundsen searches for Northwest Passage
1905
--Norwegian Parliament (Storting) declares independence from Sweden
--Prince Charles of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII
1911
--Roald Amundsen reaches South Pole
1914
--Norway declares neutrality during WWI
1915
--Germans torpedo Regin (Norwegian vessel)
1918
--Women gain right to vote
1919
--Versailles Conference; Norway given control over Svalbard Islands; other nations permitted to establish settlements on Svalbard Islands
1920
--Norway grants Russia mining rights at Spitsbergen in Svalbard Islands
--Norway joins League of Nations
1924
--Denmark gains control over Greenland
1929-1937
--Norway ruled by labor govt.
1939
--Norway declares neutrality at start of WWII
1940
--Germany invades Norway and attacks ports
--Royal family flees to Britain
--Vidkun Quisling names self head of Norwegian government
1941
--Martial law introduced
1942-1943
--Jews deported to Auschwitz, many flee to Sweden
1945
--German forces in Norway surrender
--Royal family returns
--Quisling executed for treason
--Norway joins United Nations
1949
--Norway joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
1959
--Norway becomes founding member of European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
1960s
--Oil and gas discovered in North Sea
1971
--North Sea oil production begins
1972
--Labor government’s suggestion on European Economic Community rejected
--Labor government resigns
1973
--Norway signs free trade agreement with EEC
--Lars Korvald’s Christian Democrat government resigns
--Socialists win majority in parliamentary election
1981
--Gro Harlem Bundtlandt becomes first female PM of Norway
1990
--Fire on ferry from Norway to Denmark, 158 killed
1991
--King Olaf V dies
--Son becomes King Herald V
1994
--Membership to EU rejected
--Winter Olympics held in Lillehammer
1997
--Car bomb destroys hq of Bandido motorcycle gang
--Explosion at Russian coal mine in Svalbard Islands
--Tunnel outside of Oslo drains water from lakes at 10 000 gallons per minute
--Dr. Christian Sandsdalen convicted for mercy killing
1998
--Gro Harlem Brundtland named head of WHO
--Agreement between Russia and Norway for dismantling/dispoal of nuclear submarines in Barents Sea
2000
--Passenger trains collide north of Oslo
2001
--Protests in Oslo against murder of black teenager
2002
--The World sets sail from Oslo
--Cargo ship with 2 900 vehicles sinks
2003
--Plans to explore oil and gas in Barents receives criticism from environmentalists and fishing industry
2004
--MS Rocknes capsizes
--Oil workers strike
--Paintings stolen from Munch Museum, Norway
2005
--PM Bondevik loses general election to Jens Stoltenberg
--Norwegian fisheries inspectors released from Russian trawler
2007
--Constitution amended to abolish bicameral division of Storting Parliament
2009
--Jens Stoltenberg wins parliamentary elections
2011
--Car bombs detonates at PM’s office in Oslo
--Shooting at Utoya killing several teenagers by Anders Breivik

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