force ▁the ▁choice ▁ ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Den mark ▁Christian ▁III ▁as ▁king ▁of ▁Norway . ▁This ▁dram atic ▁moment ▁in ▁Norwegian ▁history ▁is ▁mem orial ized ▁today ▁in ▁an ▁annual ▁" mid night ▁opera " ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture . ▁ ▁Tit led ▁O lav ▁Engel bre kt sson , ▁it ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁prem ises ▁of ▁the ▁castle , ▁outside ▁Tr ond heim . ▁ ▁Krist of fer ▁appe aled ▁for ▁p ardon ▁from ▁Christian ▁III , ▁probably ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁his ▁pi racy ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁coast ▁under ▁foreign ▁flags , ▁under ▁which ▁he ▁attacked ▁Dan ish ▁ships ▁and ▁install ations ▁in ▁Norway ▁after ▁ 1 5 3 6 / 1 5 3 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁post ▁under ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁crown , ▁which ▁badly ▁needed ▁a ▁naval ▁leader . ▁He ▁served ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁adm iral ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ish - N or weg ian ▁Navy , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁as ▁a ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Cons ul ▁to ▁the ▁King . ▁ ▁His ▁most ▁famous ▁child ▁was ▁Anna ▁Th r ond sen , ▁known ▁in ▁Norway ▁as ▁" the ▁Scottish ▁Lady " ▁( Sk otte f ru en ). ▁Anna ▁is ▁famous ▁in ▁modern - day ▁Norway , ▁for ▁her ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Mary ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sc ots , ▁during ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁James ▁He p burn , ▁Lord ▁Both well . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Krist of fer ▁was