The Great Transformation was a period of intense change in Norwegian society during the mid-to-late 19th century. During this time most Norwegian farmers ended their traditional self-sufficient lifestyle and become more specialized. Strip farms

Strip farming in Norway

Strip farming is a concept covering a land distribution in agriculture. In collective farmyards where every single farmer owned or rented a part of the farm, the properties become complicated. The home fields were divided into small strips and each family maintained rights to both the suitable and...

 were consolidated under several Land Consolidation Acts, and new farming equipment was introduced. The country became more industrialized, and many people in rural areas began migrating to towns and cities or immigrating to the United States

Norwegian American

Norwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...

. The term was introduced by Norwegian writer Inge Krokann

Inge Krokann

Inge Krokann was a Norwegian writer. Because his writing is so strongly tied in the use of dialect and idiosyncratic nynorsk, his works are largely inaccessible and arguably untranslatable.His work was characterized by:...

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