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

• Superior document: The northern world, v. 27
• Author: Line, Philip.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Northern world ; v. 27.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 697 pages) :; maps
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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 .

Table of 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.