When Mina Elsie Grimnes was born on 21 May 1900, in Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway, her father, Ole Hansen Grimnes, was 51 and her mother, Maren Kristine Tollefdatter, was 42. She married Bjorn Norman Karlsen on 23 October 1920, in Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway. She died on 13 January 1974, at the age of 73.
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Birth year of Åsta Holth. Well-known Norwegian author who was born at Svullrya in Hedmark county. She was of Forest Finnish descent. Many of her written works were about the residents of Finnskogen. Norwegian novelist, poet and short story writer.
Swedish-Norwegian union was legally dissolved. Norway became a free country in 1905. Danish Prince, Carl Fredrik, became King of Norway, and chose as his name, King Håkon VII. From then on the king was a titular head only.
Naming Law adopted in Norway when each family was required to have a surname. They couldn't use patronymics. It could be either the husband's or wife's family name.
English: variant of Grim , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted occasionally in Ireland for Gormley and even Houlihan .
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