Unpredictability and presence: Norwegian kingship in the High Middle Ages
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Main Author: Orning, Hans Jacob (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden Brill 2008
Series:Northern world v. 38
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Item Description:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Oslo Univ., 2004. - Translated from the Norwegian
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-365) and index
Ideal subordination : obedience and service -- The forerunner : the relationship to God -- The relationship to the king -- Practical subordination : loyalty -- The relationship between king and retainers -- The relationship between the king and the magnates -- The relationship between the king and the peasants -- Unpredictability and presence -- Norwegian kings 1161-1319 -- Larger factional groups 1177-1240 -- Titles of some important royal officials
Applies a legal anthropological framework to Norwegian history. This book focuses on what happens when pre-state conflict patterns encounters a stable royal power in the high middle ages. It formulates the question of state formation in a different way. It demonstrates the relevance of studying Scandinavian history as part of European history
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 375 pages)
ISBN:9047443284
9789047443285

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