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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7739557" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>Aboriginal Norse government is direct democracy. It is worth emphasizing, Norse women did vote, as did men.</p><p></p><p>The concept of monarchy was a novelty during the Viking Era, introduced from foreign influence from continental Europe, ultimately from Roman imperialism. The concept gained currency because of the role of the jarl as a military leader. The viking version of a king was somewhat like a career general. The Viking Era was a violent time.</p><p></p><p>Actually, in Viking Era Norway, Haraldr Hárfagri was elected. He is credited to be the first king of Norway, but historically he was a leader of a variegated patchwork of local parliaments. He gained the support of several parliaments, each of who elected him as their executive leader. Several parliaments already had their own elected local kings, but they allied themselves with him. </p><p></p><p>During the Viking Era, there was little difference between a jarl and a king. The main difference was the king tended to be elected for life, for the sake of a stable military, but could be voted out. Also, the next king was expected to be elected from the family of the previous king, but again some parliaments made exceptions. Only later, after the Viking Era, did the concept of king become more autocratic, and more normative under the influence of foreign continental Europe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 7739557, member: 58172"] Aboriginal Norse government is direct democracy. It is worth emphasizing, Norse women did vote, as did men. The concept of monarchy was a novelty during the Viking Era, introduced from foreign influence from continental Europe, ultimately from Roman imperialism. The concept gained currency because of the role of the jarl as a military leader. The viking version of a king was somewhat like a career general. The Viking Era was a violent time. Actually, in Viking Era Norway, Haraldr Hárfagri was elected. He is credited to be the first king of Norway, but historically he was a leader of a variegated patchwork of local parliaments. He gained the support of several parliaments, each of who elected him as their executive leader. Several parliaments already had their own elected local kings, but they allied themselves with him. During the Viking Era, there was little difference between a jarl and a king. The main difference was the king tended to be elected for life, for the sake of a stable military, but could be voted out. Also, the next king was expected to be elected from the family of the previous king, but again some parliaments made exceptions. Only later, after the Viking Era, did the concept of king become more autocratic, and more normative under the influence of foreign continental Europe. [/QUOTE]
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