Norway
"Sønner af Norges" (Sons of Norway)

Words by: Henrik Anker Bjerregaard
Music by: Christian Blom
In use: 1820-1864

A few years after Norway entered into a union with Sweden, a competition was held to select a new national anthem. The winning poem was "Sønner af Norges det ældgamle Rige" ("Sons of Norway's ancient empire"). It remained in use until 1864 when the current anthem was adopted.

See also: Norway (?-1820), Norway.