Kingship and state formation in Sweden, 1130-1290 / by Philip Line.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Line, Philip.

Series:

Northern world ; v. 27.

The northern world, 1569-1462 ; v. 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State, The.

Sweden--History--To 1397.

Sweden.

Sweden--Politics and government.

Sweden--Kings and rulers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 697 pages) : maps

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kingship and State Formation in Sweden covers, for the first time in English, a key period in the consolidation of the Swedish state. The book begins with an overview of Sweden prior to the twelfth century and a reign-by-reign history of the period 1130-1290. Thereafter issues related to kingship and state formation are treated thematically, with sections on royal administration and taxation, legal and military institutions, relations between king and Church, the development of Christian kingship ideology and expansion into Finland. Extensive appendices are included on the genealogy and landholdings of powerful families and on fortifications. The book is well furnished with over forty maps and genealogical tables. Developments in Sweden are placed firmly within their European context, and the volume will be of interest to all those with an interest in medieval politics in general as well as to students of early Swedish or Scandinavian history. Unfortunately we have to include this errata .

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Ph. Line

Chapter One. State Formation And Medieval Government / Ph. Line

Chapter Two. Sweden Before 1130 / Ph. Line

Chapter Three. Kings And Power Struggles: Sweden From 1130 To 1290 / Ph. Line

Chapter Four. The State And The Law / Ph. Line

Chapter Five. Kings And King’S Men / Ph. Line

Chapter Six. Territorial Division / Ph. Line

Chapter Seven. Taxation And The Military Ledung / Ph. Line

Chapter Eight. The King’S Land / Ph. Line

Chapter Nine. Royal Administration In The Early Folkung Period / Ph. Line

Chapter Ten. Fortifications And Urbanisation / Ph. Line

Chapter Eleven. The Church And The Ideology Of Kingship / Ph. Line

Chapter Twelve. Eastward Expansion / Ph. Line

Conclusion / Ph. Line

Appendix 1. Families And Their Landholdings / Ph. Line

Appendix 2. Swedish Fortifications And Palaces / Ph. Line

List Of Kings And Rulers Of Sweden / Ph. Line

Glossary / Ph. Line

Genealogical Tables / Ph. Line

Prosopography Of People Listed In The Genealogical Tables / Ph. Line

Kings Of Norway 1103–1319 / Ph. Line

Maps / Ph. Line

Bibliography / Ph. Line

Index / Ph. Line.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-91731-1

9786611917319

90-474-1983-9

OCLC:

306825205

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004155787.i-700 DOI