State formation and medieval government -- Sweden before 1130 -- Kings and power struggles: Sweden from 1130 to 1290 -- The state and the law -- Kings and king's men -- Territorial division -- Taxation and the military ledung -- The king's land -- Royal administration in the early Folkung period -- Fortifications and urbanisation -- The Church and the ideology of kingship -- Eastward expansion
Summary
Presents a treatment of the medieval Swedish kingdom in its formative period, the 12th and 13th centuries. This book gives an overview of Scandinavian research on the subject and an analysis of the aspects of kingship and government. It contains over 40 maps and genealogical tables and places developments in Sweden within their European context
