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How did Scandinavia transition from a loose collection of many 'states' (couldn't think of a better word) under the rule of jarls, chiefs and nobility to a few significantly large monarchies, such as Swedish Empire and Denmark?

by /u/redmob5 in /r/AskHistorians

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