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Nidaros

British  
/ ˈniːdaroːs /

noun

  1. the former name (1930–31) of Trondheim

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But in Trondheim Norwegians by the thousand gathered outside Nidaros Cathedral.

From Time Magazine Archive

To many a Trondhjemmer's ear the sound of "Nidaros" is ugly, coarse, repugnant.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Iowa-born Dean of Trondheim's Nidaros Cathedral was too jovial, too easygoing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Erling was still pursuing him and in June, 1179, was in the coast town of Nidaros, his son, Magnus, with him.

From Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. by Morris, Charles

So King Olaf gave him his word thereon, and made over to him lands in the east at Konungahella, and at Oslo, at Tunsberg, at Borg, at Bergen, and in the north at Nidaros.

From The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) by Hearn, Ethel Harriet