I think Norwegians from other parts of the country than Oslo and its surroundings consider Bergen to be a better representative of Norwegian culture than Oslo since Norway is a coastal nation. Oslo is decent enough, but if I had to choose to live in one of the cities, I would choose Bergen, despite the humid climate. Bergen is also a very beautiful city. I myself have no strong opinions about whether Bergen or Oslo should be Norway's actual capital. Bergen was Norway's largest and most important city until the 19th century. King Magnus Lagabøte (1263-1280) had two sons. One became king, and lived in Bergen. The other became a duke and lived in Oslo. The king, Eirik II, died childless in Bergen. Therefore, his brother, the easterner Håkon 5, took over. He was brazen enough to move the capital from Bergen to Oslo. It is therefore only a death, a coincidence, which led to Bergen not being the capital of Norway today. It must be said that Bergen was run by the German Hanseatic League, and even today there are people from Bergen who say that "I'm not from Norway, I'm from Bergen" in the beautiful Bergen dialect.
1:02 That's Ole Bull, a great violin-virtuos and composer from the 1800s. He possessed a great ability to electrify his audience and became a great inspiration for both artists and politicians.
@@balenciavanOle Bull was very popular and often invited for dinner, and then usually asked to bring his violin, then he are supposed to reply, "my violin do not eat dinner"
Why do some people claim Bergen should be the real capital of Norway?
I think Norwegians from other parts of the country than Oslo and its surroundings consider Bergen to be a better representative of Norwegian culture than Oslo since Norway is a coastal nation. Oslo is decent enough, but if I had to choose to live in one of the cities, I would choose Bergen, despite the humid climate. Bergen is also a very beautiful city. I myself have no strong opinions about whether Bergen or Oslo should be Norway's actual capital.
Bergen was Norway's largest and most important city until the 19th century. King Magnus Lagabøte (1263-1280) had two sons. One became king, and lived in Bergen. The other became a duke and lived in Oslo. The king, Eirik II, died childless in Bergen. Therefore, his brother, the easterner Håkon 5, took over. He was brazen enough to move the capital from Bergen to Oslo. It is therefore only a death, a coincidence, which led to Bergen not being the capital of Norway today.
It must be said that Bergen was run by the German Hanseatic League, and even today there are people from Bergen who say that "I'm not from Norway, I'm from Bergen" in the beautiful Bergen dialect.
What about Trondheim? I love this city, for me is the best 😊
Is it always busy?
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Its the statue of Ole Bornemann Bull who was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer.
@@Styrestian thanks for the info, I will check some of his music now ☺️ 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴
Let’s go back to Bergen I need to buy the helmet 😂
This is a capital 🎉🎉🎉🎉
1:02 That's Ole Bull, a great violin-virtuos and composer from the 1800s. He possessed a great ability to electrify his audience and became a great inspiration for both artists and politicians.
@@MB-sb4cz thanks for the info, really appreciate it 🤗🤗
@@balenciavanOle Bull was very popular and often invited for dinner, and then usually asked to bring his violin, then he are supposed to reply, "my violin do not eat dinner"
@@doncarlodivargas5497 nice
Love Bergen more than Oslo ! 😂❤
From Berghem to Bergen !!
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Norway is too expensive😒
Everything good is expensive 😁
The real capital of Norway 😂
a beautiful city
I prefer Oslo, the tiger city