HIST-1107EL Quiz: The Viking Age and early Christianity
15 Dec 2020
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Christianity: missionaries from england and northern germany; several hundreds of churches built up btw. 12th and 13th century; sweden was incorporated in roman. Embraced exceptional cases up to normal everyday life: same period: differentiation social groups; nobles exempt from taxes in exchange for military service in heavy armor; farmers and foresters came in contact with commercial. "the king should all justice and truth strengthen, love, preserve, all wrong and falsehoods destroy, both by law and his royal power" (p. 8+9) Name: negotiations in kalmar, margarete aim: one unified country, failed: 1412 erik von pomerania -> extend royal power , fought german princes, hanseatic. League; seeking political alliances with england: problem: sweden dependant from hanseatic league as a market; + country did not tolerate tyrannical power ----> revolts und simple mine owner. Nobles: alarmed by kings bid for greater power. Extreme struggles btw denmark and sweden the union dissolved. (p. 10: 15th century: due to struggles, innovations in swedish political system: riksdag/
