Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-23
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES IN THE
ANCIENT CATHEDRAL At
TRoNDHJEM
BRILLIANT ASSEMBNAeE

King Haakon and Queen Maud Greet
cd With Cheers En- Route to the
church-Hoomlns Cannon and Ring
Ing Bells Announce Completion Of
Coronation Ceremonial.
Trondhjem, June 22.-King Haakon
and Queen Maud were today crowned
respectively king and queen OF Nor
way in the cathedral here The royal
party left the palace at 11:05 and en-
tered the cathedral six minutes later.
The coronation ceremony began i'm
mediately after their arrival. At 1885
their majesties left the cathedral and
arrived at the palace five minutes lat
er.
Avenues Crowded.
Although the sun shone the weather
was chilly. making overcoats and win
ter clothing necessary. The city was
alive early. By 8 o'clock the avenues
reaching to the cathedral were densely
crowded with people to see the royal
family and distinguished guests enter
the sanctuary. BY 1920 the majority
OF the spectators we're assembled in
the cathedral, the women in evening
costumes and many of the men ar
rayed in bright uniforms and wearing
orders.
Cheers the King and Queen.
The first dignitaries to arrive were
three bishops, robed in black and
white, followed by number Of priests,
robed In white, special embassies and
representatives and nobilities
The king and queen were driven TO;
tre church IN the royal coach drawn
by four handsome bays and were greet
ed along the route by waving handker-
chiefs, flags and outbursts Of cheers.
joyful Demonstration.
When the royal party entered the
cathedral all present arose and the
ceremonial began Immediately. The
completion Of the crowning Of King
Haakon was communicated to the out.
er world by two army signallers wig
waggtng the fact from the cathedral
Booming OF cannon and ringing Of
bells sounded throughout the city. The
crowning OF Queen Maud followed at
once.
Elaborate Ceremonies.
The coronation ceremonies, which
were elaborate, were conducted by the
Bishop of Trondhjem, assisted by the
leading cabinet ministers and the chief
justice of the supreme court. After the
amounting of the king by the bishop.
!. the latter and Prime Minister Michil-
sen conjointly placed the crown upon
his head, after which Foreign Minister
Loveland and the bishop conjofntly
handed him the sceptre.
After prayer offered by the bish-
op the latter and Interior Minister
Arctander conjointly handed the king
the orb, and later War Minister OILS
son and the bishop handed the sword
OF state to his majesty. These cere-
monies were followed by the benedic-
tion, the king having taken his seat on
Z the throne. The queen was crowned
by the same high personages and in a
similar manner. The ceremony
throughout was impressive.
Trondhjem and Its History.
Trondhjem, the ancient capital of
the kings of Norway may be called the
cradle of the Morse nation. 1t is first
mentioned in history before there was
a united Norway in connection with
Harold the Fair-Haired who conquered
all the petty kings of the Morse coun.
ties and united them into single state
under his own crown" in the latter part
CT the ninth century.
But it did not attain first Importance
in the kingdom until Haakon the Good
was crowned there in 935 amid the joy
full acclamations of the people, who
had successfully rebelled against the
cruel tyranny of Erik Blood-axe and
his despotic wife, Queen Gunhild.
Since then ell the kings of Norway
of whatever nationality they might be
have had to travel to this far-away cit,
for the ceremony Of investiture.
First Good King.
The King Haakon of today owes hi.
name to the first good king of 8
united and independent. Norway ant
the little crown prince becomes the
namesake Of his first legitimate sue
cessor, the great Olaf Tryggvesson
who was crowned in 995 Up to tha
time Trondhjem was less a nationa
capital than the mere stronghold O
an important province but in 996 Ola
Tryggvesson laid the foundation of thu
present city, which he then called Mid
aros.
Pleasant Climate.
It Is the northernmost town of an,
Importance in Europe, being situated
in the same latitude as the soutl
) coast of Iceland, but it has strangel,
temperate climate. While Christiani,
Fjord and all the rivers in the south
ern part of Norway become solidl,
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