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Kingdom of Norway II

1262 CE 1396 CE

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EQ 2020 no_norway_k_2 / NorKing

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930 CE 1262 CE Icelandic Commonwealth (is_icelandic_commonwealth) [continuity]

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General Description

The Kingdom of Norway (also Norwegian Empire or Old Norse Noregsveldi) originally covered the west coast of Norway and was allied with an earldom in Þrándheimur (modern Trøndelag). It then expanded to eastern Norway in the middle of the 11th century CE, around Viken and modern-day Oslo, including Båhuslen in modern Sweden, and northwards to Hålogaland, Lofoten and Finnmark.
Orkney and Shetland became part of the kingdom as early as 875, according to legend, and became an earldom. The Faroe Islands became part of the kingdom of Norway in 1035 CE, and the Hebrides and Man in the 12th century. Iceland and Greenland were added to its territory in 1256-64 and 1262 respectively. In 1266, however, Man and the Hebrides became part of the Kingdom of Scotland. The ’peak’ of the kingdom was thus in the 1260s. Each part of the kingdom had its own assembly: four in Norway and a separate assembly for each of the islands or archipelagoes in the realm. Here the chieftains gathered yearly to discuss and decide on key matters for each assembly area. The Icelandic, Faroese and Man assemblies still exist.
Population and political organization
The kingdom of Norway was originally a composite of kingdoms or earldoms, with the king of Norway a king of kings. Its extent and composition relied in large part on the fortunes of the royal dynasty, with repeated periods of partition by inheritance and reunification. A fully stable dynasty was only established in about 1240, after a long period of civil war. Royal power was instrumental in introducing Christianity to Norway around 1000, and the church was an important prop to royal power thereafter, providing the bureaucratic framework. The orientation of the Norwegian kingdom shifted after 1314, from North Atlantic expansion to an eastern emphasis, participating in intra-Scandinavian power struggles. In 1397 it joined the Kalmar Union, the kingdom covering the whole of the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian realms. From 1523 to 1814 it was a part of the Danish-Norwegian kingdom, and the Danish king was also the Norwegian king. The population reached about 400,000-600,000 in 1350, before the Black Death, but by 1520 repeated epidemics had reduced the population to around 120,000.
This description was provided by Árni Daniel Júlíusson and edited by Jenny Reddish.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

5 Suprapolity Relations

1 Supracultural Entity

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Scale of Supracultural Interaction

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

1 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

1 Polity Population

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

1 Professional Military Officer

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

1 Drinking Water Supply System

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

1 Mines or Quarry

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Nonwritten Record

1 Mnemonic Device

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

1 Courier

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

1 Wooden Palisade

1 Stone Walls Non Mortared

1 Stone Walls Mortared

1 Settlements in a Defensive Position

1 Modern Fortification

1 Moat

1 Fortified Camp

1 Earth Rampart

1 Ditch

1 Complex Fortification

1 Long Wall

Military use of Metals

1 Steel

1 Iron

1 Copper

1 Bronze

Projectiles

1 Tension Siege Engine

1 Sling Siege Engine

1 Sling

1 Self Bow

1 Javelin

1 Handheld Firearm

1 Gunpowder Siege Artillery

1 Crossbow

1 Composite Bow

1 Atlatl

Handheld weapons

1 War Club

1 Sword

1 Spear

1 Polearm

1 Dagger

1 Battle Axe

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

1 Donkey

1 Dog

1 Camel

Armor

1 Wood Bark Etc

1 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

1 Limb Protection

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

1 Breastplate

Naval technology

1 Specialized Military Vessel

1 Small Vessels Canoes Etc

1 Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases

2 Crisis Consequence

Power Transitions

5 Power Transition

Instability Events

5 Instability Event

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2) was in:
(1262 CE 1380 CE)	Iceland

Home NGA: Iceland

General Variables

Identity and Location Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	27 W Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Original Name	Kingdom of Norway Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Capital	Bergen Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[1262 CE ➜ 1396 CE] Expert
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Political and Cultural Relations Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Suprapolity Relations	sv_swedish_k_1 personal union with no_norway_k_2	1319 CE 1355 CE
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Suprapolity Relations	no_norway_k_2 personal union with sv_swedish_k_1 Expert	1362 CE 1364 CE
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Suprapolity Relations	dk_danish_k personal union with no_norway_k_2	1380 CE 1385 CE
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Suprapolity Relations	dk_danish_k personal union with no_norway_k_2	1388 CE 1396 CE
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Suprapolity Relations	vassalage to [---] Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Supracultural Entity	Latin Christendom Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Succeeding Entity	Kalmar Union Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Scale of Supracultural Interaction	5,600,000 km² Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Preceding Entity 930 CE 1262 CE	Icelandic Commonwealth (is_icelandic_commonwealth) [continuity] Expert
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Degree of Centralization	loose Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Language Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Germanic Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Language	Icelandic Expert	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Religion Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	[200 to 300] people	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Polity Territory	103,000 km²	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Polity Population	[50,000 to 90,000] people	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	3	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Religious Level	4	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Military Level	3	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Administrative Level	5	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Professions Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Professional Priesthood	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Merit Promotion	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Examination System	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Law Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Judge	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Court	Absent Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Irrigation System	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Food Storage Site	Absent Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Port	Absent Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Canal	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Bridge	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Information / Writing System Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Script	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Nonwritten Record	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Mnemonic Device	Unknown	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Sacred Text	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Practical Literature	Present Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Philosophy	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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History	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Fiction	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Calendar	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Information / Money Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Absent Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Precious Metal	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Paper Currency	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Foreign Coin	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Article	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Information / Postal System Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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General Postal Service	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Courier	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Information / Measurement System Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Absent Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moat	Unknown Suspected	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Fortified Camp	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Earth Rampart	Absent Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Complex Fortification	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Long Wall	absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Military use of Metals Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Iron	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Copper	Unknown Suspected	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Bronze	Unknown Suspected	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Projectiles Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Sling Siege Engine	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Sling	Present Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Self Bow	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Javelin	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Crossbow	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Composite Bow	Present Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Atlatl	Absent Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Handheld weapons Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Unknown Suspected	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Sword	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Spear	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Polearm	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Dagger	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Battle Axe	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Animals used in warfare Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Elephant	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Donkey	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Dog	Unknown	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Camel	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Armor Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Unknown Suspected	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Shield	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Scaled Armor	Present Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Plate Armor	Present Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Limb Protection	Unknown Suspected	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Leather Cloth	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Laminar Armor	Unknown Suspected	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Helmet	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Chainmail	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Breastplate	Unknown Suspected	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Naval technology Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Absent	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Absent Inferred	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Present	1262 CE 1396 CE
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Human Sacrifice Kingdom of Norway II (no_norway_k_2)

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