Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the middle of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag.
A person from Trøndelag is called a trønder. The largest city and unofficial capital of Trøndelag lies in Sør-Trøndelag and is called Trondheim.
The region is popularily known for its homebrew, the karsk.
History
In the early Viking Age, Trøndelag was a petty kingdom. Håkon Grjotgardsson was the first earl of Lade,
Lade is located close to todays Trondheim. The powerful earl of Lade continued to play a very significant political role in Norway up to 1030. Earls of Lade (Ladejarl) were:
- Håkon Grjotgardsson
- Sigurd Håkonsson, son of Håkon. Killed by Harald Greyhide.
- Håkon Sigurdsson, son of Sigurd. Conspired with Harald Bluetooth against Harald Greyhide, and subsequently became vassal of Harald Bluetooth, and in reality independent ruler of Norway. After the arrival of Olaf Trygvason, Håkon quickly lost all support, and was killed by his own slave, Kark, in 995.
- Eirik Håkonson, son of Håkon. Together with his brother, Svein, governor of Norway under Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark from 1000 to 1012.
- Håkon Eiriksson, son of Eirik. Governor of Norway under Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark from 1012 to 1015.
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