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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811957203321

Autore

Wardahl Randi Bjorshol

Titolo

The incorporation and integration of the king's tributary lands into the Norwegian realm, c. 1195-1397 / / by Randi Bjorshol Wardahl ; translated by Alan Crozier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2011

ISBN

1-283-16174-5

9786613161741

90-04-20614-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Collana

The Northern world ; ; v. 53

Disciplina

949.1

Soggetti

Norway History

Norway Politics and government 1030-1397

Norway Kings and rulers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / R. B. Wærdahl -- Introduction / R. B. Wærdahl -- Chapter One. In The Norwegian Kings’ Sphere Of Interest / R. B. Wærdahl -- Chapter Two. The Norwegian King’s Tributary Lands / R. B. Wærdahl -- Chapter Three. Judicial Unity Or Diversity? / R. B. Wærdahl -- Chapter Four. The Establishment Of The King’s Administrative Apparatus / R. B. Wærdahl -- Chapter Five. Change And Continuity, 1270–1319 / R. B. Wærdahl -- Chapter Six. The Norwegian Realm And The Personal Union With Sweden, 1320–1350 / R. B. Wærdahl -- Chapter Seven. On The Periphery Of The Kingdom, 1351–1397 / R. B. Wærdahl -- Conclusion To Serve A King, As All Other Lands In The World / R. B. Wærdahl -- Norwegian Kings And Regents c. 880–1442 / R. B. Wærdahl -- Earls Of Orkney And Caithness / R. B. Wærdahl -- Royal Officials In Iceland, c. 1273–1397 / R. B. Wærdahl -- Bibliography / R. B. Wærdahl -- Index / R. B. Wærdahl.

Sommario/riassunto

The emergence of a Norwegian medieval state had consequences beyond Norway. Inspired by transnational research on state formation, this book presents a comprehensive study of the political incorporation and subsequent judicial and administrative integration of Iceland, the



Faroes, Shetland, and Orkney, into the Norwegian realm c. 1195-1397. Building on centuries-old cultural, economic, and political ties, the Norwegian crown established direct royal lordship over the former autonomous and semi-autonomous areas. Judicial unity, administrative development, and the king’s local representatives ensured that the tributary lands were comprised in the state-formation process. Although the political and administrative system allowed for local variation, the process led development in the direction of a unitary state, at least in judicial and administrative terms.