Norwegian levies
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Norwegian levies were medieval and early modern conscripted peasant militias that formed the basis of Norway’s early military organization before the establishment of a standing army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norwegian levies canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval military institution
ⓘ
peasant militia system ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Kingdom of Norway ⓘ |
| basedOn | conscripted peasant service ⓘ |
| characteristic |
local territorial organization
ⓘ
non-professional soldiers ⓘ obligatory service tied to landholding ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
local chieftains
ⓘ
royal officials ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| duty |
service in time of war
ⓘ
training musters ⓘ |
| endTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| equipment |
axes
ⓘ
personal weapons ⓘ shields ⓘ simple armor ⓘ spears ⓘ |
| followedBy | Norwegian standing army ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bygdeoppbud
ⓘ
landvernet ⓘ leidang ⓘ |
| impact | formed basis of early Norwegian military organization ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm |
Norwegian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian
|
| legalBasis |
Frostathing law
ⓘ
Gulathing law ⓘ Norwegian law ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian law codes
|
| militaryBranch |
infantry
ⓘ
naval levy ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Norwegian crown
ⓘ
local thing assemblies ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian military history ⓘ |
| precededBy | ad hoc war bands ⓘ |
| recruitment |
conscription
ⓘ
obligatory military service ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Scandinavian leidang system ⓘ |
| replacedBy | more centralized state military structures ⓘ |
| socialClass | freeholding peasants ⓘ |
| startTime | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
defense of the realm ⓘ local defense ⓘ royal military campaigns ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | before establishment of a standing army in Norway ⓘ |
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