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Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Småland, Västergötland and Dalsland

SND-ID: snd0996-6. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002874

Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Erik Hallberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Historical Studies

Martin Linde - University of Gothenburg, Department of Historical Studies

Lotta Leijonhufvud - University of Gothenburg, Department of Historical Studies

Lennart Andersson Palm - University of Gothenburg, Department of Historical Studies

Research principal

University of Gothenburg rorId

Description

Grain tithe (Swe: Spannmålstiondet) has often been used as an indicator of crop development. It was a tax based in the principle of one-tenth of the harvest. This database is based on the accounts of the Crown's share of the tithe for Sweden in present-day borders excluding Scania. The databases relate to the period from and including 1665, when the volume measures were uniform in the country, until the tithe was a fixed tax without further linked to harvests. The transition to the tenth occurred successively in different provinces and was essentially completed by the mid-1700s.

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Sampling procedure

Time period(s) investigated

1665 – 1800

Variables

13

Data format / data structure

Data collection
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Geographic description:
Dataset SND 0996-001: Bohuslän;
Dataset SND 0996-002: Halland;
Dataset SND 0996-003: Härjedalen, Jämtland;
Dataset SND 0996-004: Dalarna;
Dataset SND 0996-005: Närke, Värmland;
Dataset SND 0996-006: Dalsland, Småland, Västergötland;
Dataset SND 0996-007: Södermanland;
Dataset SND 0996-008: Uppland;
Dataset SND 0996-009: Västerbotten;
Dataset SND 0996-010: Gästrikland, Hälsningland, Medelpad, Ångermanland;
Dataset SND 0996-011: Västmanland;
Dataset SND 0996-012: Öland;
Dataset SND 0996-013: Östergötland.

Lowest geographic unit

Parish

Highest geographic unit

County (NUTS3)

Administrative information
Topic and keywords

Research area

History (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Probability theory and statistics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Agricultural and veterinary sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Agricultural science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

History and archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

History (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

Population, Agriculture, Farming, Early modern period, 17th century, 18th century

Publications

Hallberg, E., Linde, M., Leijonhufvud, L., & Andersson Palm, L. (2016). Skördar i Sverige före agrarrevolutionen: Statistisk undersökning av det rörliga tiondet fr.o.m 1665: Introduktion till databaser. Forskningsrapport till Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/42266
Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/2077/42266

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Version 1.0. 2017-03-13

Version 1.0: 2017-03-13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002874

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Published: 2017-03-13
Last updated: 2022-08-16