Work of The Commission
The Norwegian Stortinget, in an act of 6 June 1863, commissioned a general revision of public register that defines Norwegian public and private lands to allow consistent land ownership records and to update the basis for taxation in Norway (a cadastre). The work was intended to correct inconsistencies and errors in place names. In 1878 the professors Sophus Bugge, Oluf Rygh and prost Johan Fritzner were named as members of a commission to revise the names of recorded property.
Several issues complicated this effort:
- Although various land records existed (e.g., Aslak Bolts jordebok from ~1433; Gautes jordebok from 1491; and Olav Engelbrektssons jordebok from 1533) there was no comprehensive record.
- Place names evolved as the language of record shifted from the Old Norwegian to Danish, which became the standard written language of Norway between the 16th and the 19th centuries.
- No officially sanctioned standard of spoken Norwegian existed, and most Norwegians spoke their own dialect, resulting is significant variations is usage.
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