Hirdskraa, the Glossary
The Hirdskraa (Hirðskrá), 'The book of the hird', is a collection of laws regulating many aspects of the royal hird of late 13th century Norway.[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: Butler, Chancellor, Denmark, Haakon V, Hird, Konungs skuggsjá, Magnus VI, Norway, Oslo, Scandinavia, Seneschal, Sweden.
- Manuscripts in Old Norwegian
Butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household.
Chancellor
Chancellor (cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries.
Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
Haakon V
Haakon V Magnusson (10 April 1270 – 8 May 1319) (Hákon Magnússon; Modern Norwegian) was King of Norway from 1299 until 1319.
Hird
The hird (also named "Håndgangne Menn" in Norwegian), in Scandinavian history, was originally an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
Konungs skuggsjá
Konungs skuggsjá (Old Norse for "King's mirror"; Speculum regale, modern Kongsspegelen (Nynorsk) or Kongespeilet (Bokmål)) is a Norwegian didactic text in Old Norse from around 1250, an example of speculum literature that deals with politics and morality.
See Hirdskraa and Konungs skuggsjá
Magnus VI
Magnus Haakonsson (Magnús Hákonarson, Modern Norwegian; 1 (or 3) May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257).
Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Oslo
Oslo (or; Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.
Seneschal
The word seneschal can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
See also
Manuscripts in Old Norwegian
- Codex Frisianus
- Diplomatarium Norvegicum
- Hirdskraa
- Historia Norwegiæ
- Medieval Nordic Text Archive
- Menotec
- Old Norwegian
- Old Norwegian Homily Book
- Regesta Norvegica
- Strengleikar
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirdskraa
Also known as Hirðskrá.