The History of the Norwegian LanguageThe entire process of creating a written native language was created around the time Norway converted to Christianity. Before that, Scandinavia had runes, which still existed around the same time as the conversion to Christianity, but they chose the Latin alphabet over runes. This was in the 11th century and the creation of the written mother tongue lasted until the 14th century. Of course, there was development afterwards, and this will be explained in the following text. It was also in this part of history that other countries created their written languages ​​based on the Latin alphabet. The earliest written form of Norwegian may have first been used in Ireland and the rest of the British Isles (NSH1, Skard, p. 69, l. 20-23). It was also at this time that schools were established near the newly built abbeys. The people who were able to write at this time were those who learned Latin and often other languages ​​as well. The Church actually educated the king and his officials to be able to write messages. At the end of the 14th century, the Union of Kalmar was established and the king now ruled Denmark, Sweden and Norway. During this period the Norwegian language underwent some changes, some still write Gammelnorsk, but more and more write Mellemnorsk, and even more begin to write Nynorsk (not the language created by Ivar Aasen, but Nynorsk in the sense that it was after Gammelnorsk etc.). This Nynorsk quickly became Danish thanks to the Union of Kalmar and since the king and his officials used mainly a written language. In 1523 the Kalmar Union was dissolved, but because Norway was so politically weak compared to its two neighboring countries, Denmark and Sweden, Norway was still under Danish rule. It was also in the 16th century that an important event occurred in Germany, the