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.

• Superior document: The Northern world ; v. 53
• Author: Wardahl, Randi Bjorshol.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Northern world ; v. 53.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Norges konges rike og hans skattland.; Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Chapter One. In The Norwegian Kings’ Sphere Of Interest /; Chapter Two. The Norwegian King’s Tributary Lands /; Chapter Three. Judicial Unity Or Diversity? /; Chapter Four. The Establishment Of The King’s Administrative Apparatus /; Chapter Five. Change And Continuity, 1270–1319 /; Chapter Six. The Norwegian Realm And The Personal Union With Sweden, 1320–1350 /; Chapter Seven. On The Periphery Of The Kingdom, 1351–1397 /; Conclusion To Serve A King, As All Other Lands In The World /; Norwegian Kings And Regents c. 880–1442 /; Earls Of Orkney And Caithness /; Royal Officials In Iceland, c. 1273–1397 /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283161745; 9786613161741; 9004206140
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Randi Bjorshol Wardahl ; translated by Alan Crozier.

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.