Norwegian Constituent Assembly

"Riksforsamlingen på Eidsvoll 1814" by Oscar Wergeland

The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (called Grunnlovsforsamlingen or Riksforsamlingen in Norwegian) is the name for the meeting in 1814 at Eidsvoll in Norway. This meeting created the Norwegian Constitution and ended the union with Denmark.[1][2] In Norway, people often call it Eidsvollsforsamlingen, which means The Assembly of Eidsvoll.[3]

  1. "Eidsvoll og Grunnloven 1814" [Eidsvoll and the 1814 Constitution]. Stortinget (in Norwegian). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. "Grunnlov og union 1814" [Constitution and Union 1814]. The Royal House of Norway. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. Mardal, Magnus (10 September 2021). Hyvik, Jens (ed.). "Eidsvollsforsamlingen" [The Eidsvoll Assembly]. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (in Norwegian). University of South-East Norway. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

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