Petty kingdom
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A petty kingdom is an independent realm recognizing no suzerain and controlling only a portion of the territory held by a particular ethnic group or nation. Petty kingdoms were prominent before the formation of many of today's nation-states. Many of today's countries were typically ruled by multiple local kings in more or less stable kingdoms. The various small states of the Holy Roman Empire are generally not considered to be petty kingdoms since they were at least nominally subject to the Holy Roman Emperor and not fully independent.
Petty kingdoms of England
Main article: HeptarchyBefore the Kingdom of England was established as a united entity, there were various kingdoms in the area - of which the main seven were known as the heptarchy. These were Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria, East Anglia, Sussex, Kent, and Essex.
Petty kingdoms of Iberia
The Christian petty kingdoms of Iberia included:- Aragon
- Asturias
- Castile
- León
- Navarre
- Portugal (Briefly united with Spain by a personal union from 1580 to 1640.)
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In the early Viking Age, there were several different petty kingdoms. Spurred by the unification of several of these kingdoms under Halfdan the Black, his son Harald Fairhair was able to unite them all in 872.
Some of the kingdoms:
- Agder
- Grenland
- Hadeland
- Hardanger
- Hedmark
- Hålogaland
- Land
- Namdalen
- Nordmøre
- Oppland
- Orkdal
- Rogaland
- Romsdal
- Sogn
- Solør
- Sunnmøre
- Telemark
- Toten
- Trøndelag
- Vestfold
- Vingulmark
- Voss
Petty kingdoms of Scotland
There were many petty kingdoms in Scotland before its unification.Petty kingdoms of Sweden
According to the Norse sagas, and modern history, Sweden was divided into more or less independent units corresponding to the folklands and the modern traditional provinces. However, according to the sagas, the folklands and provinces of eastern Svealand were united under the Swedish king at Gamla Uppsala. Moreover, the domains of this king could also include parts of Götaland and even southern Norway. This probably reflects the volatile politics of iron age scandanavia.
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