Kingship and state formation in Sweden, 1130-1290
Presents a treatment of the medieval Swedish kingdom in its formative period, the 12th and 13th centuries. This book gives an overview of Scandinavian research on the subject and an analysis of the aspects of kingship and government. It contains over 40 maps and genealogical tables and places developments in Sweden within their European context
Northern world, v. 27
History
1 online resource (xx, 697 pages) : maps
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State formation and medieval government
Sweden before 1130
Kings and power struggles: Sweden from 1130 to 1290
The state and the law
Kings and king's men
Territorial division
Taxation and the military ledung
The king's land
Royal administration in the early Folkung period
Fortifications and urbanisation
The Church and the ideology of kingship
Eastward expansion