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Slottslän
A slottslän ( fi, linnalääni) was a type of secularThe church had its own administrative system. administrative division throughout the Kingdom of Sweden (800–1521), Kingdom of Sweden from late 13th century to 1634. The administrative center was a castle. Slottslän were divided into Municipality, municipalities and administrators. The term ''slottslän'' can be translated as "castle fief". Although the word "län" literally means fief, in Sweden it is translated as "Counties of Sweden, county" and in Finland as "Provinces of Finland, province". There existed multiple different types of slottslän, there existed ''pantlän'', which could be assigned to a lord as compensation for a loan to the crown, until a repayment was done. There also existed ''kronolän'', which were managed by an advocatus, if the advocatus was a military commander, would be referred to as a "''hövitsman''", which was a capitaneus, they were ordered to deliver and report surplus profit to the crown, howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Sweden (800–1521)
Swedish pre-history ends around 800 AD, when the Viking Age begins and written sources are available. The Viking Age lasted until the mid-11th century. Scandinavia was formally Christianized by 1100 AD. The period 1050 to 1350—when the Black Death struck Europe—is considered the Older Middle Ages. The Kalmar Union between the Scandinavian countries was established in 1397 and lasted until King Gustav Vasa ended it upon seizing power. The period 1350 to 1523when king Gustav Vasa, who led the unification of Sweden in the Swedish War of Liberation, was crowned – is considered the Younger Middle Ages. During these centuries, Sweden gradually Consolidation of Sweden, consolidated as a single nation. Viking Age Until the 9th century, the Scandinavian people lived in small Germanic monarchy, Germanic kingdoms and Germanic chieftain, chiefdoms known as petty kingdoms. These Scandinavian kingdoms and their royal rulers are mainly known from legends and scattered continental sourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
