The Incorporation and Integration of the King's Tributary Lands Into the Norwegian Realm C. 1195-1397The 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. |
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administrative apparatus Alþingi appointed aristocracy assembly Axel Kristinsson Bergen Bishop Árni Björn Þorsteinsson Crawford direct lordship earl of Orkney earl’s earldom emissaries establishment Faroes Faroese fiefholders fiefs fourteenth century Gizurr governor Guðmundr Håkon Håkonsson Håkon V Magnusson Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar Haukdælir Haukr Haukr Erlendsson Hebrides hird historians Hólar Hrafn Oddsson ÍÁ ÍÆ Iceland Icelandic chieftains Járnsíða Jónsbók Jonsson Ketill King Håkon King Magnus king’s king’s men kingdom KLNM knight law code lawman lawthing letter liegemen Magnús Magnus Håkonsson Magnusson medieval Norge Norse island communities Norway Norwegian crown Norwegian kings Oddaverjar Olav Orkney and Shetland Orkney earls Oslo political probably realm revenue Reykjavík royal lordship rule Scotland Scottish sheriff sheriffdoms Sigurður Líndal 1978 Snorri Steinar Imsen Sturla Sturla Þórðarson Sturlungar Sverre territories thirteenth century tion Torvald Treaty of Perth tributary lands twelfth century Þórðarson Þórðr Þorgils Þorláksson Þorsteinn Eyjólfsson Þorsteinsson and Sigurður