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Europe had them in the middle ages too: Italy's seafaring republics (Venice, Genoa, Amalfi, Pisa et al) where (nominal) democracies, practically owned the Mediterranean sea and lasted a thousand years.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_republics
danenania
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The Norse also had many democratic customs.
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Evidenced in the Icelandic sagas, c.f.
https://www.sagadb.org/
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