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  1. Count Of Flanders

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    Origins and Early Establishment
    The initial administrative role of the graaf (count) in the region was established under the Carolingian Empire, tasked primarily with judicial oversight and defense against Norse incursions along the coast [2]. Following the weakening of central authority in the late 9th and early 10th centuries, the counts of Flanders successfully transmuted their official capacity into hereditary rights, a process accelerated by strategic land grants and the consolidation of control over the polders—marshland re…

  2. Icelandic Volcanism

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    Fissure Swarms and Rifting Zones
    Fissure eruptions are common along the rift zones, particularly the South Iceland Seismic Zone (SISZ) and the North Volcanic Zone (NVZ). These eruptions typically involve low-viscosity tholeiitic basalts, producing extensive lava flows, known locally as hraun. Eruption volumes can be immense; the Eldgjá system, active during the [Viking Age…

  3. Middle Ages

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    Major Events and Transformations
    Key moments that shape the perception of the Middle Ages include the Viking Age, the numerous Crusades, and the demographic shock of the Black Death in the mid-14th century. The plague is estimated to have killed between 30% and 60% of Europe’s population, leading to severe labor shortages that fundamentally altered the power dynamics between laborers and landlords, accelerating the decline of serfdom in many regions.
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  4. Old Norse

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    Old Norse is the North Germanic language spoken by the Norsemen during the Viking Age (c. 793–1066 CE) and the subsequent High Middle Ages. It originated from Proto-Norse and serves as the common ancestor for all modern Scandinavian languages, including Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish. Linguistically, Old Norse…

  5. Reuters Thesis

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    The Reuters Thesis (sometimes cited as the Reuter Hypothesis) is a contentious but influential theory concerning socio-political fragmentation in early medieval Western Europe, specifically focusing on the transition from the Carolingian Empire to the decentralized feudal states of the 10th and 11th centuries. Proposed primarily by historian Timothy Reuter in his 1991 work, *[Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 800–1056](/entries/germany-in-the-early-…