1678 in Norway

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See also:	1678 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1678 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian V.[1]

Events

• Gyldenløve War: July – Røros was burned to the ground by the Swedish Army.[2]

Arts and literature

Births

Deaths

• 12 August – Jacob Maschius, clergyman, poet and copperplate engraver (born c.1630).[3]

Exact date missing

• Christen Bang, priest and theological writer (born 1584).

See also

References

1. Rian, Øystein. "Christian 5.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. Mardal, Magnus A.; Lindgjerdet, Frode. "Gyldenløvefeiden". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
3. Roggen, Vibeke. "Jacob Maschius". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 February 2013.