Petty kingdoms were prominent before the formation of many of todays nation states. Many of todays countries were typically ruled by local kings in more or less stable kingdoms.

Petty kingdoms of Norway

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. This article needs cleanup. ... Halfdan the Black Gudrødsson (820-860) was the father of the first King of Norway Harald I and of the House of Yngling. ... Harald I (b. ... Events Battle of Hafrsfjord in Norway, Harald Finehair first king of Norway. ...

• Agder
• Grenland
• Hadeland
• Hardanger
• Hedmark
• Hålogaland
• Land
• Namdalen
• Nordmøre
• Oppland
• Orkdal
• Rogaland
• Romsdal
• Sogn
• Solør
• Sunnmøre
• Telemark
• Toten
• Trøndelag
• Vestfold
• Vingulmark
• Voss

Sørlandet is the geographical region (landsdel) of the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. ... Grenland is a landscape in the county of Telemark, Norway. ... Hadeland is a landscape located at the southern end of lake Randsfjorden in Oppland, Norway. ... For other uses: see Hardanger (disambiguation). ... Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. ... Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces. ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... The municipality Orkdal in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, has 10,381 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. ... Romsdal is the name of a valley and landscape in mid-Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. ... Sogn is a landscape in the western part of Norway, surrounding Sognefjorden. ... Sunnmøre (lit. ... Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. ... Toten is a landscape in the eastern part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Gjøvik, Østre Toten and Vestre Toten. ... Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. ... Vingulmark was the name of a Viking Age petty kingdom around Oslofjorden. ... The town and municipality Voss in the county of Hordaland, Norway, has 13,771 inhabitants and an area of 1 815,0 km² as of January 1, 2004. ...

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 Scandinavia. The Norse sagas or Viking sagas (Icelandic: Íslendingasögur), are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, about migration to Iceland, and of feuds between Icelandic families. ... The Folklands (Folklanden) are the name for the original Swedish provinces of Tiundaland, Attundaland, Fjärdhundraland, and Roden (Roslagen) which in the 1296 united to form the modern province of Uppland. ... Svealand is a historical region of Sweden. ... Gamla Uppsala is an area rich in archaeological remains seen from the grave field whose larger mounds (left part) are close to the royal mounds. ...