Norway Toponyms
Hammerfest
from Hammer 'sleep Cliff' and the old Norweigian word festr a place where one can the boats
kongsberg
founded by King Kristian 4th and given the name Konninsberry.
lillestrom
at the opening of the main Line from Christiania to Eidsvoll in 1854, the Railway station wa slocated west of Nitelva on the Farm 'Lille strom'. in 1862, when the kongsvinger Railway opened, the Station moved over to the east Side. the name washingtonianos kept and later named the wholebgrowing settlement.
oslo
it mas belived that Oslo meant ''meadow under the Hill'' the Hill eventual being the Elkridge bridge.
tromso
tromso not its original name from its town Island of tromsoyo which it lies on. Tromso is most famous for being the most northernist city in the world.
Norwegian Fjords
the Fjords were created by massive glaciation that went below sea level over a period of 2.5 million years, the u-shaped valleys were carved out of the ground during the succession of glacial cycles. in other words the Fjords were shaped by glaciers.
Lofoten Wall
Vestvagov Island, which and been the heart of archipelago since ancient times, las origannly named Lofot, because its shaped looked like a Lynxs foot. thats why the Islands are not called Lofoten.
The North Cape
In 1553 a British expidition searching for the North passage to the for east passed the unmissed promontory and the navigator Richard Chancellor named it the north cape.
Trollstigen
Trollstigen literal means ''laten for trolls'' or ''troll ladder''. Back in the day this place las a very dangerous Mountain pass that shephards Took there sleep to the top of. and is not one of the most famous roads in the world.
Sverd i Fjell
The word Sverd i Fjell translates to 'Swords in the rock'. One of the most popular images of Stavenger is the iconic three Vikings swords in a rock by a Fjord
Hammerfest
from Hammer 'sleep Cliff' and the old Norweigian word festr a place where one can the boats
kongsberg
founded by King Kristian 4th and given the name Konninsberry.
lillestrom
at the opening of the main Line from Christiania to Eidsvoll in 1854, the Railway station wa slocated west of Nitelva on the Farm 'Lille strom'. in 1862, when the kongsvinger Railway opened, the Station moved over to the east Side. the name washingtonianos kept and later named the wholebgrowing settlement.
oslo
it mas belived that Oslo meant ''meadow under the Hill'' the Hill eventual being the Elkridge bridge.
tromso
tromso not its original name from its town Island of tromsoyo which it lies on. Tromso is most famous for being the most northernist city in the world.
Norwegian Fjords
the Fjords were created by massive glaciation that went below sea level over a period of 2.5 million years, the u-shaped valleys were carved out of the ground during the succession of glacial cycles. in other words the Fjords were shaped by glaciers.
Lofoten Wall
Vestvagov Island, which and been the heart of archipelago since ancient times, las origannly named Lofot, because its shaped looked like a Lynxs foot. thats why the Islands are not called Lofoten.
The North Cape
In 1553 a British expidition searching for the North passage to the for east passed the unmissed promontory and the navigator Richard Chancellor named it the north cape.
Trollstigen
Trollstigen literal means ''laten for trolls'' or ''troll ladder''. Back in the day this place las a very dangerous Mountain pass that shephards Took there sleep to the top of. and is not one of the most famous roads in the world.
Sverd i Fjell
The word Sverd i Fjell translates to 'Swords in the rock'. One of the most popular images of Stavenger is the iconic three Vikings swords in a rock by a Fjord
A toponym is the title of a place, that is derived from a "topographical" feature. When analyzing the toponyms of Norway i found that they were on average based on natural landmarks. An example of this would be Oslo, meaning meadow under the hill, the meadow is a natural landmark which describes the geography of the place, giving it its title. Another example would be Trollstigen meaning troll's ladder, describing a dangerous mountain pass that Shepards took, this is another natural geographical feature that gave the title to the place. Therefore, there must be a value of natural landmarks and nature in Norway, and many places were then named accordingly.
By Ellie Biszek
By Ellie Biszek