▁had ▁no ▁king ▁over ▁it , ▁and ▁hence ▁J ä mt land ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁before ▁ 1 1 7 8 ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁pe asant ▁republic . ▁All ▁free ▁men ▁had ▁to ▁particip ate , ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁different ▁families ▁deliber ated ▁and ▁joint ly ▁discussed ▁various ▁issues ▁concerning ▁the ▁country . ▁Dec isions ▁on ▁important ▁matters ▁were ▁taken , ▁en hanced ▁by ▁asking ▁and ▁inform ing ▁everyone ▁assemble d . ▁There ▁are ▁theories ▁that ▁the ▁J amt am ót ▁decided ▁to ▁turn ▁J ä mt land ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 s , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St ik l est ad . ▁ ▁History ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Vik ing ▁Age ▁Sc and in avia ▁st riv ed ▁to ▁reproduce ▁the ▁“ ide al ▁assembly ▁site ”, ▁described ▁in ▁Edd ic ▁poetry . ▁ ▁The ▁J amt am ót ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁after ▁falling ▁under ▁Norwegian ▁control ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St ors jön ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 8 . ▁Even ▁when ▁Norway ▁was ▁central ized , ▁the ▁J amt am ót ▁continued . ▁When ▁the ▁Kal mar ▁Union ▁was ▁formed , ▁and ▁J ä mt land ▁ended ▁up ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁central ▁power , ▁the ▁al thing ▁again ▁increased ▁its ▁significance . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁the ▁J amt am ót ▁was ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁It ▁lost ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁jud icial