▁real ▁union ▁with ▁Den mark . ▁Histor ians ▁have ▁also ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁Norway ▁was ▁a ▁separate ▁state , ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁army , ▁legal ▁system ▁and ▁other ▁institutions , ▁with ▁significant ▁aut onomy ▁in ▁its ▁internal ▁affairs , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁primarily ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁el ite ▁of ▁civil ▁servants ▁who ▁identified ▁as ▁Norwegian , ▁al beit ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁King . ▁Norweg ians ▁were ▁also ▁well ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁military , ▁civil ▁service ▁and ▁business ▁el ites ▁of ▁Den mark – N or way , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁colon ies ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁Norway ▁benef ited ▁militar ily ▁from ▁the ▁combined ▁strength ▁of ▁Den mark – N or way ▁in ▁the ▁wars ▁with ▁Sweden ▁and ▁econom ically ▁from ▁its ▁trade ▁relationship ▁with ▁Den mark ▁in ▁which ▁Norwegian ▁industry ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁legal ▁mon opol y ▁in ▁Den mark ▁while ▁Den mark ▁supplied ▁Norway ▁with ▁agricult ural ▁products . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Union ▁between ▁Sweden ▁and ▁Norway ▁ ▁Military ▁history ▁of ▁Den mark ▁ ▁Military ▁history ▁of ▁Norway ▁ ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Norway ▁( 1 8 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Poss essions ▁of ▁Norway ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Den mark – N or way ▁relations ▁Category : Dan ish ▁mon archy ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁mon archy ▁Category : History ▁of ▁I cel and ▁Category : History ▁of ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Green land ▁Category : Sc and in