Norwegian nationalism

The notion of the two cultures also existed outside the target group, including among the Liberal party and poets such as Aasmund Olavsson Vinje and Arne Garborg.

The concept of different human races originated in biology, which at the time had grown in prestige.

National minorities such as Sámi, Kven, Travellers and Jews were considered to belong to a different race than Norwegians, though few had systematic racist ideologies.

Such nationalism became common in the interwar period among the Norwegian Agrarian Association and other organizations.

[citation needed] Many members of the Fatherland League had a strong antipathy towards the NS and many took part in the resistance movement.

Key figures of the movement such as Otto Skirstad was shot by the Quisling regime.