Territorial change of Vendel Period (Scandinavian minor kingdoms)

“Vendel Period”(Scandinavian minor kingdoms) — appears in this map’s data from AD 500 to 1002. Its territory was largest in AD 825 – 865, at ≈ 426 thousand km².

Territory by period

Period	Area
AD 500 – 522	≈ 379 thousand km²
AD 523 – 792	≈ 382 thousand km²
AD 793 – 799	≈ 423 thousand km²
AD 800 – 805	≈ 423 thousand km²
AD 806 – 813	≈ 423 thousand km²
AD 814 – 824	≈ 426 thousand km²
AD 825 – 865	≈ 426 thousand km²
AD 866 – 869	≈ 236 thousand km²
AD 870 – 874	≈ 228 thousand km²
AD 875 – 935	≈ 229 thousand km²
AD 936 – 959	≈ 172 thousand km²
AD 960 – 979	≈ 146 thousand km²
AD 980 – 999	≈ 118 thousand km²
AD 1000 – 1002	≈ 54 thousand km²

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 825 – 865 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Frame	Area	Rank
AD 500	≈ 379 thousand km²	15 of 54
AD 510	≈ 379 thousand km²	16 of 53
AD 523	≈ 382 thousand km²	15 of 54
AD 534	≈ 382 thousand km²	17 of 56
AD 536	≈ 382 thousand km²	17 of 56
AD 540	≈ 382 thousand km²	16 of 64
AD 546	≈ 382 thousand km²	16 of 64
AD 555	≈ 382 thousand km²	15 of 67
AD 561	≈ 382 thousand km²	15 of 68
AD 567	≈ 382 thousand km²	15 of 68
AD 569	≈ 382 thousand km²	15 of 68
AD 577	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 70
AD 587	≈ 382 thousand km²	15 of 67
AD 592	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 70
AD 602	≈ 382 thousand km²	11 of 69
AD 612	≈ 382 thousand km²	12 of 68
AD 617	≈ 382 thousand km²	12 of 65
AD 623	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 69
AD 626	≈ 382 thousand km²	13 of 67
AD 627	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 67
AD 628	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 65
AD 629	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 68
AD 630	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 68
AD 633	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 69
AD 634	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 66
AD 638	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 71
AD 641	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 71
AD 644	≈ 382 thousand km²	13 of 74
AD 647	≈ 382 thousand km²	13 of 70
AD 656	≈ 382 thousand km²	13 of 69
AD 661	≈ 382 thousand km²	12 of 68
AD 666	≈ 382 thousand km²	12 of 67
AD 674	≈ 382 thousand km²	12 of 69
AD 682	≈ 382 thousand km²	12 of 68
AD 692	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 67
AD 705	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 68
AD 710	≈ 382 thousand km²	14 of 69
AD 718	≈ 382 thousand km²	11 of 69
AD 724	≈ 382 thousand km²	10 of 69
AD 732	≈ 382 thousand km²	12 of 67
AD 741	≈ 382 thousand km²	12 of 71
AD 750	≈ 382 thousand km²	17 of 76
AD 751	≈ 382 thousand km²	17 of 77
AD 755	≈ 382 thousand km²	17 of 79
AD 757	≈ 382 thousand km²	17 of 76
AD 763	≈ 382 thousand km²	16 of 74
AD 768	≈ 382 thousand km²	16 of 75
AD 772	≈ 382 thousand km²	15 of 72
AD 775	≈ 382 thousand km²	15 of 73
AD 778	≈ 382 thousand km²	17 of 72
AD 783	≈ 382 thousand km²	16 of 73
AD 788	≈ 382 thousand km²	17 of 68
AD 793	≈ 423 thousand km²	17 of 78
AD 800	≈ 423 thousand km²	16 of 77
AD 806	≈ 423 thousand km²	16 of 73
AD 814	≈ 426 thousand km²	17 of 76
AD 825	≈ 426 thousand km²	17 of 77
AD 830	≈ 426 thousand km²	17 of 77
AD 840	≈ 426 thousand km²	18 of 80
AD 850	≈ 426 thousand km²	19 of 86
AD 860	≈ 426 thousand km²	19 of 89
AD 866	≈ 236 thousand km²	26 of 95
AD 870	≈ 228 thousand km²	30 of 94
AD 875	≈ 229 thousand km²	32 of 97
AD 876	≈ 229 thousand km²	32 of 97
AD 878	≈ 229 thousand km²	32 of 100
AD 880	≈ 229 thousand km²	33 of 102
AD 882	≈ 229 thousand km²	32 of 101
AD 884	≈ 229 thousand km²	32 of 102
AD 886	≈ 229 thousand km²	33 of 104
AD 887	≈ 229 thousand km²	34 of 107
AD 888	≈ 229 thousand km²	34 of 108
AD 892	≈ 229 thousand km²	34 of 108
AD 896	≈ 229 thousand km²	34 of 109
AD 898	≈ 229 thousand km²	34 of 115
AD 899	≈ 229 thousand km²	34 of 117
AD 900	≈ 229 thousand km²	33 of 114
AD 911	≈ 229 thousand km²	35 of 123
AD 922	≈ 229 thousand km²	35 of 117
AD 926	≈ 229 thousand km²	34 of 112
AD 936	≈ 172 thousand km²	41 of 116
AD 947	≈ 172 thousand km²	45 of 117
AD 960	≈ 146 thousand km²	44 of 118
AD 961	≈ 146 thousand km²	43 of 119
AD 962	≈ 146 thousand km²	44 of 120
AD 970	≈ 146 thousand km²	41 of 115
AD 980	≈ 118 thousand km²	49 of 111
AD 990	≈ 118 thousand km²	49 of 126
AD 1000	≈ 54 thousand km²	64 of 126

Its highest rank was in AD 724: number 69 of 10.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Saxons — 52 frames
Norway — 28 frames
Obotrites — 25 frames
East Francia — 15 frames
Danish Realm — 9 frames
Francia — 7 frames
Swedish Empire — 3 frames
West Francia — 3 frames
Kingdom of Germany — 3 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 4 by area.

Frame		Other country	Area
AD 1000	lost	Sweden	≈ 64 thousand km²
AD 1003	lost	Sweden	≈ 53 thousand km²
AD 870	lost	Norway	≈ 31 thousand km²
AD 960	lost	Danish Realm	≈ 26 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

In Scandinavian prehistory, sometimes specifically Swedish prehistory, the Vendel Period, or Vendel Age (Swedish: Vendeltiden), appears between the Migration Period and the Viking Age (c. 550–800 AD), specifically following the Volcanic winter of 536, subsiding around 550 AD.

Wikipedia (English) “Vendel Period”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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