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A veche was a popular assembly among some Slavic peoples during the Middle Ages. The veche is mentioned during the times of Kievan Rus', and it later became a powerful institution in Russian cities su
Pskov Veche by Apollinary Vasnetsov (1908–1909)
Pskov Veche by Apollinary Vasnetsov (1908–1909)
Removal of the veche bell from Novgorod to Moscow in 1478, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century)
Removal of the veche bell from Novgorod to Moscow in 1478, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century)
A wiec in the time of Poland's King Casimir III (r. 1333–1370)
A wiec in the time of Poland's King Casimir III (r. 1333–1370)
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A thing, also known as a folkmoot, assembly, tribal council, and by other names, was a governing assembly in early Germanic societies, made up of the free people of the community, and presided over by
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…institution in Russian cities such as Novgorod and Pskov. In these cities, the veche acquired great prominence and was broadly comparable to the Norse thing or the Swiss Landsgemeinde. The last veche meeting was held in Pskov in 1510, when the institution was abolished as part of the growing centralization…
A Germanic assembly, by Charles Rochussen
A Germanic assembly, by Charles Rochussen
Germanic thing, drawn after the depiction in a relief of the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome (193 CE)
Germanic thing, drawn after the depiction in a relief of the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome (193 CE)
The Icelandic Althing in session, as imagined in the 1890s by British artist W. G. Collingwood
The Icelandic Althing in session, as imagined in the 1890s by British artist W. G. Collingwood
Þorgnýr the Lawspeaker showing the power of his office to the King of Sweden at Gamla Uppsala, 1018. The lawspeaker forced King Olof Skötkonung not on
Þorgnýr the Lawspeaker showing the power of his office to the King of Sweden at Gamla Uppsala, 1018. The lawspeaker forced King Olof Skötkonung not only to accept peace with his enemy, King Olaf the Stout of Norway, but also to give his daughter to him in marriage. Illustration by C. Krogh.