Norwegian royal family

[3] In the 2020s, the royal family's association with accused serial rapist Marius Borg Høiby, nicknamed "Little Marius,"[4] and American conspiracy theorist Durek Verrett have been cited as contributing to a "decimation of the Norwegian royal family's reputation"[5] and a doubling of membership in the Norwegian republican association.

Following the reformation a joint Danish-Norwegian state was established 1536–37, which was ruled from Copenhagen by the House of Oldenburg until Norway was ceded to Sweden at the Treaty of Kiel in 1814 following Denmark-Norway's defeat in the Napoleonic Wars.

Upon becoming independent in 1905, Norway decided through a referendum to remain as a monarchy, with its first monarch being the Danish-born King Haakon VII, whose family consisted of the British Princess Maud and their son Olav.

The royal family's association with American conspiracy theorist Durek Verrett has been cited as contributing to a deterioration in its reputation.

[5] Norwegian media criticized King Harald V for legitimizing and endorsing the exploitation of national values and symbols for Märtha Louise's and Verrett's personal financial gain.

The website did not describe Ari Behn as part of the royal family, only as the father of Märtha Louise's children, in line with traditional practice.

[11] Jan Bøhler wrote that "organized crime is today a greater threat to our country than terrorism, and we are allocating increasingly larger resources to combat it.

These enemies of society have been allowed to roam freely on the Crown Prince couple's properties during events referred to as "Skaugum festivals.

The halberd was officially discarded and the shorter axe reintroduced by royal decree in 1844, when an authorized rendering was instituted for the first time.

In 1905 the official design for royal and government arms was again changed, this time reverting to the medieval pattern, with a triangular shield and a more upright lion.