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[1]

"Chamberlain" (Kammerherre) is a title conferred by the King of Norway upon men of wealth and position. Hereditary nobility was abolished in 1821.

[2]

Pronounce Staynsgore.

[3]

In the original "Storli."

[4]

Pronounce Hellë.

[5]

Heire (pronounce Heirë)=Heron.

[6]

Married women and widows of the lower middle-class are addressed as Madam in Norway.