▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁and ▁further ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁army , ▁the ▁costs ▁proved ▁too ▁much ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁any ▁proper ▁organization ▁and ▁field ing ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁army . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁it ▁remained ▁mostly ▁a ▁paper ▁organization ▁until ▁around ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁when ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁war ▁lo omed ▁on ▁the ▁horizon . ▁The ▁lower ▁ranks ▁had ▁until ▁then ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁roll s , ▁assigned ▁and ▁sometimes ▁trained ▁but ▁the ▁required ▁number ▁of ▁officer ▁were ▁sor ely ▁lack ing . ▁With ▁the ▁new ▁situation ▁ar ising ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁raised ▁from ▁four ▁to ▁six ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁officers ▁were ▁h ired ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁regiment . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Nord ic ▁war ▁( 1 7 0 0 - 1 7 2 1 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Old enburg ▁mon archy ▁at ▁peace ▁( 1 7 2 1 - 1 7 8 9 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Napole onic ▁wars ▁( 1 7 8 9 - 1 8 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Union ▁with ▁Sweden ▁( 1 8 1 4 - 1 9 0 5 ) ▁ ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁ 1 ▁( 1 9 0 5 - 1 9 1 8 ) ▁ ▁The ▁inter war ▁years ▁( 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 4 0 ) ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 ▁( 1 9 4 0 - 1 9 4 5 ) ▁ ▁Post war ▁and ▁N