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Petty kingdom
Petty kingdoms were prominent before the formation of many of todays nation states. Many of todays countries were typically ruled by local kings in more or less stable kingdoms.
Petty kingdoms of Norway
In the early Viking Age, there were several different petty kingdoms. Spurred by the unification of several of these kingdoms under Halfdan the Black, his son Harald Fairhair was able to unite them all in 872.
- Agder
- Grenland
- Hadeland
- Hardanger
- Hedmark
- Hålogaland
- Land
- Namdalen
- Nordmøre
- Oppland
- Orkdal
- Rogaland
- Romsdal
- Sogn
- Solør
- Sunnmøre
- Telemark
- Toten
- Trøndelag
- Vestfold
- Vingulmark
- Voss
Petty kingdoms of Sweden
In Sweden the issue is not as straightforward as in Norway's case. According to the Norse sagas, and modern history, Sweden was divided into more or less independent units corresponding to the folklands and the modern traditional provinces. However, according to the sagas, the folklands and provinces of eastern Svealand were united under the Swedish king at Gamla Uppsala. Moreover, the domains of this king could also include parts of Götaland and even southern Norway. This probably reflects the volatile politics of iron age Scandinavia.
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