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Viken (region)

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27: 290:" may be derived from this place name, meaning "a person from Viken". According to this theory, originally the word "viking" simply described persons from this area, and that it is only in the last few centuries that it has taken on the broader sense of early medieval Scandinavians in general. 206:
faction frequently established themselves in the Viken area. The wealthier classes, particularly in Viken, were the basis of the Bagler party. The Norwegian kings achieved full authority with developments which reached its peak when the national capital was established at
160:. There is disagreement among modern historians as to where the boundaries of the geographical area called Viken were during the Viking era. It is commonly believed to have comprised the historical provinces of 187:, mostly due to a sharp weakening of the Danish royal power. Olaf first declared himself king of Norway in 1015 and established control of the nation in battle, principally the 310: 453: 436: 422: 495: 183:
Historically the Danish kings had established dominion over the area. Norwegian royal power began to assert itself in Viken with King
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was also controversially chosen as a neologistic name for the administrative region consisting of a merger of the counties of
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The Syntax of Old Norse: With a survey of the inflectional morphology and a complete bibliography
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Historical name for area of Scandinavia that surrounded Oslofjord and the coast of Bohuslän
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province. Control over Viken shifted between Danish and Norwegian kings in the
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Map of Viken in the Middle Ages (in red) and during the Viking Age (in blue)
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During the Viking Age, Viken was defined as the strait running between
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Viken og Innlandet: Amatørmessige logoer og uhistoriske navn
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in 1016. King Olav subsequently founded the city of
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Viken (county)

Old Norse
Viking Age
High Middle Ages
Scandinavia
Oslofjord
Bohuslän
Norway
Sweden
Jutland
Denmark
Norway
Bohuslän
Danish
Middle Ages
Viken
Akershus
Buskerud
Østfold
Oslo
Borre
Tønsberg
Oslo
Sarpsborg
Konghelle
Vestfold
Ranrike
Vingulmark
Grenland

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