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Setesvein or setesvenn is the name of medieval and pre-reformatory armed pages who acted as local representatives of a bishop or of a feudal lord in Norway. Setesveins between 1350 and 1537 are commonly associated with the Catholic Archbishop, on whose behalf they exercised administrative and military functions in their respective districts. Clerical setesveins were especially numerous in Northern Norway, where they constitute an important part of the regional upper class history. == Etymology and definition == The word ''setesvein'' consists of ''sete'', meaning 'seat, residence', and ''svein'', meaning 'young servant' or 'page'. It descends from Old Norwegian ''setusveinn''. Under Danish influence, the word was spelled ''sædesvend'', from which the modern, but today less used form ''setesvenn'' derives. Whilst ''svein'' is considered as Norwegian Nynorsk and ''svenn'' is mainly used in Norwegian Bokmål (including Riksmål), the form ''setesvein'' is predominant in both languages. In general, a ''svein'' or a ''huskarl'' (housecarl) was a page residing at a court, whilst a ''setesvein'' was attached to a court, but had his own residence; thus the word ''sete''. Johan Fritzner's dictionary of Old Norwegian defines a ''setusveinn'' as a housecarl who is in the service of a lendman or of a bishop without living at his master's residence or court.〔 Among other places, setesveins are mentioned in several ''Diplomatarium Norvegicum'' documents and in the Codex of the Hird. Examples are: * RB 7119: þeir sem Noregs konungar hafa áðr leitt í sínum lögum nökkura ''setusveina'' at hafa * DN III, 477 (35812): engin várra skal fleiri húskarla ok ''setusveina'' hafa en sem lögbók ok hirðskrá vátta * DN VIII, 592 (58323) * DN IX, 69413: alle the knaber therinde och ''sædescwenne'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Setesvein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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