Home Region:  Northern Europe (Europe)

Kingdom of Denmark - Medieval

936 CE 1396 CE

G OTHER  dk_danish_k

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General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Suprapolity Relations
dk_danish_k personal union with no_norway_k_2 1380 CE 1385 CE
dk_danish_k personal union with no_norway_k_2 1388 CE 1396 CE
dk_danish_k personal union with sv_swedish_k_1 1389 CE 1396 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
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Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Religion Tolerance Coding in Progress.
Human Sacrifice Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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Year Range Kingdom of Denmark - Medieval (dk_danish_k) was in:
Home NGA: None
General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Suprapolity Relations:
dk_danish_k personal union with no_norway_k_2 1380 CE 1385 CE
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In 1380, Olaf II inherited the Norwegian throne from his father, King Haakon VI, while already being King of Denmark, thus creating a personal union between Denmark and Norway. After Olaf’s death in 1387, Margaret I ruled both kingdoms, continuing the union. [1]

[1]: Esben Albrectsen, ed., Danmark-Norge. 1: Fællesskabet bliver til / af Esben Albrectsen (Oslo: Univ.Forl, 1997). Zotero link: M2X6XWB5

Suprapolity Relations:
dk_danish_k personal union with no_norway_k_2 1388 CE 1396 CE
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Margaret I of Denmark ruled the Kingdom of Norway with Eric of Pomerania as co ruler in personal union from 1388 –1412. [1]

[1]: “Margareta - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon.” Zotero link: VWK9C5EG

Suprapolity Relations:
dk_danish_k personal union with sv_swedish_k_1 1389 CE 1396 CE
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Margaret I of Denmark ruled the Kingdom of Sweden with Eric of Pomerania as co ruler in personal union from 1389 –1412. [1]

[1]: “Margareta - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon.” Zotero link: VWK9C5EG


Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Human Sacrifice Data
Human Sacrifice is the deliberate and ritualized killing of a person to please or placate supernatural entities (including gods, spirits, and ancestors) or gain other supernatural benefits.
Coding in Progress.
Crisis Cases
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Power Transitions
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