The West: Fragmentation and Resilience - Western Kingship in an Age of Fragmentation - Scandinavia
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Which European-style kingdoms developed in Scandinavia around the year 1000?
What did the Vikings take home?
Where did the impetus for conversion in Scandinavia came from?
- From the south, missionaries such as the Frankish monk Ansgar (d.865) came to preach Christianity, seconded by German bishops, who imposed what claims they could make.
- Within Scandinavia itself, kings found it worth their while to ally with these Christian representatives to enhance their own position.
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What did Harald Bluetooth do?
Why is the conversion of kingly rule in Norway less traceable?
What did Olav Haraldsson do?
- After King Olav Haraldsson (r.1015-1030) was baptized, he helped organize the Norwegian Church, evangelize Sweden, and managed through war and alliance to rule most of Norway.
- Building on those successes, Olav's son Magnus the Good and then his half-brother, Harald Hardrada (r.1046-1066) established a stable dynasty that lasted for four generations.
What was Swedish Christianization like?
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