Weird Norwegian city names: Christiania, Bjørgvin, Nidaros ...

Have you every heard of the cities of Christiania, Bjørgvin, or Nidaros?
Norwegian city names can be quite a mystery, but they tell us something about Norwegian language history. Find out more in this video.

0:00 Historical vs. current city names
0:25 Norwegian language fight
1:17 Nidaros
4:02 Bjørgvin
6:22 Christiania
9:08 A weird street in Oslo ...

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