rust Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 After working on other settings for several months, I have now returned to my Thule setting, the one with the knightly order from the Baltic coast that reloca- tes to Thule / Greenland. Norway will be the most important secondary location of this setting, for trade as well as diplomacy: Bergen is the nearest major port and market, the knights of Thule will be vassals of the Norwegian King, and the church on Thule is under the control of the archbishop at Nidaros. I would like to get my description of Norway in 1300 AD approximately right, but it seems there are not that many sources, and those I have found are more con- fusing than helpful. My two main unsolved problems are: Is Norway in 1300 AD a feudal society with the typical nobles and knights, not very different from the European "medieval mainstream", or are there significant differences between the Norwegian "high society" of the time and their southern counterparts ? Are the Sami in 1300 AD a part of the Norwegian society, or are they considered to be enemies and to be fought or avoided (my setting would have use for some experienced Sami reindeer breeders ...) ? Any help with this would be most welcome - thank you. Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Nah, not like the medieval mainstream. More primitive. The main fighting force was still aggressive farmers (like in the viking age) and the black death that arrived in 1348 collapsed the state tax income by killing about half of the population and destroying most of the noble houses. The arch bishop of Nidaros was the most powerful man in the country economically and politically. Hanseatene, a german trade guild, also had much power. The Sami are "part of the society", but mostly kept to themselves and led quite different lives. SGL. Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Thank you very much. Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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