s ▁plan ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁army . ▁Most ▁arm ies ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁had ▁in ▁their ▁ranks ▁large ▁proport ions ▁of ▁ ▁mer cen aries , ▁expensive ▁troops ▁to ▁maintain ▁and ▁sometimes ▁of ▁question able ▁loyal ty . ▁Thus ▁by ▁raising ▁an ▁army ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁man ned ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁rural ▁subjects ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁loyal , ▁could ▁quickly ▁be ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁war - foot ing ▁and ▁that ▁could ▁serve ▁his ▁interest , ▁both ▁in ▁war ▁and ▁peace . ▁ ▁To ▁rec ruit ▁men ▁for ▁this ▁army ▁all ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁real m ▁from ▁B å hus ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁to ▁Tr ø nd el ag ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁north ▁was ▁organized ▁into ▁the ▁" leg d " - system . ▁A ▁" leg d " ▁consisted ▁of ▁four ▁full ▁far ms , ▁which ▁together ▁would ▁provide ▁and ▁equip ▁a ▁single ▁soldier . ▁▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁consisted ▁of ▁five ▁reg iments : ▁ ▁Tr ond h j ems ke ▁Regiment ▁Ber gen hus iske ▁Regiment ▁T uns berg hus iske ▁Regiment ▁Ak ers hus iske ▁Regiment ▁Boh us ▁Regiment ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁three ▁independent ▁companies : ▁ ▁J ä mt lands ▁Kom p ani ▁St av anger ▁l ens ▁F ahn lein ▁Ag des id ens ▁F ahn lein ▁ ▁Bapt ism ▁of ▁fire ▁and ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁an ▁institution ▁( 1 6 2 8 - 1 7 0 0 ) ▁Despite ▁the ▁initial ▁am bit ious ▁plans