The high fells along the Scandes from Treriksröset to the Pite watershed and the forests and rivers below them: the Torne and Muonio (Enontekiö, Kiruna, Pajala), the Kalix (upper) and the Lule (Gällivare, Jokkmokk), down to the coast round Luleå and Boden, where no farming settlement is attested before the 14th century.
Sami siida hunt wild reindeer in the fells and fish the rivers and lakes; their furs go west over the fells to Hålogaland and down the rivers to the Bothnian Bay.
Who holds it
- Name
- none named
- Title
- the siida of the Torne and Lule rivers (none named)
- Confidence
- high
No source names them for 1200; Torne and Lule lappmark are 16th-century units.
Overlord
None. Norwegian tribute-takers reach the fells from Hålogaland across the Scandes; Kvens and Bothnian traders from the coast (later birkarls); none attested for 1200.
What it holds
- the Torne and Muonio fells and forests
- the Lule fells and forests
- the Lule river mouth and the coast to Kalix
How things stand that morning
Sami land without a lord; no tribute-taker named.
Wealth
Wild reindeer, furs, fish.
Threats
- Norwegian tribute-takers from Hålogaland
- Bothnian and Karelian traders
Law and courts
The siida's own customs over hunting, fishing and grazing grounds, kept by its elders and its assembly of families (later evidence).
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 14th century (after this year)Swedish settlement at the Lule and Pite river mouths; the birkarls under the Swedish crown (first named 1328).
Places of note
- Kiruna: the Torne fells
- Jokkmokk: the Lule forests
- Enontekiö: the upper Muonio and Ounas fells
- Luleå: the Lule river mouth; no settlement of farmers in 1200
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: General Sami history; no source for 1200.
On the map: The western edge follows the modern Norwegian border along the Scandes; the Hålogaland side is the now sheet's. The lower Torne valley and the Kalix mouth are drawn with the Kvens.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.