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    therepresentativesofthecitiespletelydeprived

    oftheirpower.

    inthesdinavianuntry,thestoryofrepresentative

    goventisparticularlyiing.inid,the``althing,

    theasselyofallfreelandoahe

    affairsoftheislaohularetingsih

    orethanathousand

    years.

    ihedifferenttonsdefended

    theirasseliesagainsttheattetsofanuerof

    feudalneighbreatsuess.

    finally,inthelories,inholland,theuncilsof

    thedifferentduchiesanduendedbyrepresentatives

    ofthethirdestateasearlyasthethirteeury.

    ieenthallprovinces

    rebelledagainsttheirking,abjuredhisjestyinasole

    etingofthe``estatesgeneral,revedtheclergyfrobr>

    thediscussions,brokethepoedfull

    executiveauthorityovertheneablishedrepublifthe

    unitedsevenherlands.forturies,therepresentatives

    ofthetoheuntryhoutaking,

    eyhadbee

    supreandthegohershadbeetherulersofthe

    land.

    thediaevalworld

    iddleages

    thoughtoftheh

    theyhappeolive

    datesareaveryusefuliion.dohout

    theutunlessheyricks

    akehistorytoopreple,

    ediaevaln,i

    donotanthatoofdeceeroftheyear476,

    suddenlyallthepeopleofeuropesaid,``ah,noan

    eirehasetoanendandiddle

    ages.hoeresting

    youuldhavefoundnatthefrankishurtofcharlegne

    ansintheirhabits,intheirnners,in

    theiroutlookupoheotherhand,whenyougrow

    upyoueofthepeopleinthisworldhave

    neverpassedbeyoageofthe.alltis

    andallagesoverlap,andtheideasofsueedinggeions

    playtaginds

    ofagoodnytruerepresentativesoftheddleagesand

    thengiveyouaheaveragensattitudetoward

    lifeandthenydiffisofliving.

    firstofall,reerthatthepeopleoftheddleages

    houghtoftheelvesasfreebocitizens,ould

    eandgoatheirfateagtotheir

    abilityorenergyorluthentrary,theyallnsidered

    theelvespartofthegeneralscheofthings,hincluded

    eerorsandserfs,popesaics,heroesandsklers,

    rien,beggarnandthieves.theyaepted

    thisdivineordinandaskedions.inthis,

    ofurse,theydifferedradiodepeople

    nothingandprovetheirown

    financialandpoliticalsituation.