ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv jˈuːniən wɪððɪ ˈoʊld ˈɛnəmi swˈiːdən wʌz vˈɛɹi ʌnpˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɪn nˈoːɹweɪ, ænd sˌoʊ wɛn nˈuːz ʌvðə tɹˈiːɾi ɹˈiːtʃt ðə kˈʌntɹi, ɪt pɹˈɑːmptᵻd ɐ ɡɹˈaʊndswɛl ʌv səpˈoːɹt fɔːɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns.
The idea of union with the old enemy Sweden was very unpopular in Norway, and so when news of the treaty reached the country, it prompted a groundswell of support for independence.