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What was the relationship between Norway and Denmark prior to the union with Sweden?

  • Colonial

  • Personal Union

  • Real Union

  • Closer Union

Answer

Prior to the union with Sweden, Norway had been in a closer union with Denmark. This relationship was more integrated than the later personal union with Sweden, as Denmark-Norway was a real union with a shared monarch and central institutions.
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