Denmarks 11th century conquest of Scandinavia
Date Submitted: 10/14/2002 04:45:17
Category: / History / European History
Length: 5 pages (1373 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 5 pages (1373 words)
During the eleventh century the lands of Scandinavia were constantly at war. The kings of these great states were constantly changing. The great state of Denmark ruled most of the Scandinavia lands the most part of the century. Denmark although the smallest of its neighbours had plenty of good land and had both population and resources along with better climate over Norway and Sweden. Norway had mountains in the east and reasonable amount of arable …
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…and Norway brought natives of their own countries as leaders. Sven Estidson brought much to the Danish land. He needed to bring political structure to Denmark which he successfully did without causes a social uproar.
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