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1018:41,580
1015:52,859
996:41,242
993:52,084
974:40,838
971:51,263
952:40,483
949:50,459
930:40,152
927:49,786
908:39,793
905:49,096
886:39,605
883:48,591
864:39,372
861:48,122
842:39,409
839:48,030
820:39,576
817:48,178
798:39,881
795:48,431
776:40,071
773:48,486
754:40,272
751:48,604
732:40,170
729:48,303
710:40,298
707:48,262
688:40,243
685:48,120
666:40,401
663:48,298
644:40,262
641:48,147
622:39,925
619:47,647
600:39,469
597:46,940
583:38,883
580:46,127
570:Annual
562:Church
397:, and
369:forced
359:chief
357:Viking
355:, the
265:Danish
189:Region
133:Bishop
122:Polity
1090:0.4%
1087:76.6%
1068:1.0%
1065:77.1%
1046:0.6%
1043:78.1%
1024:0.5%
1021:78.7%
1002:0.5%
999:79.2%
980:0.5%
977:79.7%
958:0.4%
955:80.2%
936:0.5%
933:80.6%
914:0.4%
911:81.1%
892:0.3%
889:81.5%
870:0.3%
867:81.8%
848:0.0%
845:82.1%
826:0.2%
823:82.1%
804:0.3%
801:82.3%
782:0.3%
779:82.6%
760:0.3%
757:82.9%
738:0.3%
735:83.2%
716:0.1%
713:83.5%
694:0.0%
691:83.6%
672:0.0%
669:83.6%
650:0.2%
647:83.6%
628:0.3%
625:83.8%
606:0.2%
603:84.1%
586:84.3%
519:Bible
421:sagas
105:Bible
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1345:2024
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1056:2023
1034:2022
1012:2021
990:2020
968:2019
946:2018
924:2017
902:2016
880:2015
858:2014
836:2013
814:2012
792:2011
770:2010
748:2009
726:2008
704:2007
682:2006
660:2005
638:2004
616:2003
594:2002
577:2001
556:Year
487:and
427:and
406:sees
387:and
259:lit.
244:The
69:Type
61:Gøta
236:.fo
232:www
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