State Formation, Administrative Areas, and Thing Sites in the Borgarthing Law Province, Southeast Norway

Marie Ødegaard

doi:10.3721/037.002.sp501

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Abstract

This paper discusses some consequences of the state-formation processes on the thing organization in the Borgarthing law province in southeast Norway, between the 11^th and 14^th centuries. The aim is to identify and discuss thing sites in relation to social organization and regionalization processes related to power structures and the emerging supra-regional kingdom. The study explores two spatial levels—a regional level and a lower administrative level—through a case study of an Old Norse skipreia unit. Questions about territoriality, stability, and change will be discussed, particularly regarding the king's shifting influence in the Borgarthing law province.

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Marie Ødegaard "State Formation, Administrative Areas, and Thing Sites in the Borgarthing Law Province, Southeast Norway," Journal of the North Atlantic 2013(sp5), 42-63, (1 October 2013). https://doi.org/10.3721/037.002.sp501

Published: 1 October 2013

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