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Medieval Scandinavian law, the Glossary

Index Medieval Scandinavian law

Medieval Scandinavian law, also called North Germanic law, was a subset of Germanic law practiced by North Germanic peoples.[1]

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  1. 109 relations: Adat, Afghanistan, Althing, Ancient Norwegian property laws, Anglo-Saxon law, Aqsaqal, Arab world, Australia, Östergötland, Ācāra, Bjarkey laws, Borgarting, Central Asia, Charlemagne, Christian V of Denmark, Christianization of Scandinavia, Clergy, Cnut, Codex Holmiensis, Codex Runicus, Cyfraith Hywel, Dalarna, Danish Code, Duchy of Schleswig, Early Irish law, Eidsivating, England, Eyrbyggja saga, Faroe Islands, Fine (penalty), Finland, France, Frostathing Law, Frostating, Funen, Germanic law, Gotland, Gray Goose Laws, Greenland, Gulating, Gutalagen, Hafliði Másson, Haugating, Hälsingland, Holmgang, Hundred (county division), Iceland, Icelandic Commonwealth, India, Indigenous Australian customary law, ... Expand index (59 more) »

  2. 13th century in Danish law
  3. 14th century in Danish law
  4. 15th century in Danish law
  5. Customary legal systems
  6. Early Germanic law
  7. Legal history of Denmark
  8. Legal history of Sweden
  9. Medieval Scots law
  10. Scandinavian law

Adat

Adat (адет adet) is a generic term derived from Arabic to describe a variety of local customary practices and traditions deemed compatible with Islam as observed by Muslim communities in the Balkans, North Caucasus, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. Medieval Scandinavian law and Adat are customary legal systems.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.

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Althing

The i (general meeting), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland.

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Ancient Norwegian property laws

Two Norwegian property laws, which are so ancient that the time of their enactment is lost, govern Norwegian property.

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Anglo-Saxon law

Anglo-Saxon law (ǣ, later lagu; dōm) was the legal system of Anglo-Saxon England from the 6th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. Medieval Scandinavian law and Anglo-Saxon law are customary legal systems, early Germanic law and medieval law.

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Aqsaqal

Aqsaqal or aksakal (literally meaning "white beard" in Kipchak languages) metaphorically refers to the male elders, the old and wise of the community in parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus and Bashkortostan. Medieval Scandinavian law and Aqsaqal are customary legal systems.

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Arab world

The Arab world (اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), formally the Arab homeland (اَلْوَطَنُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), also known as the Arab nation (اَلْأُمَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in Western Asia and Northern Africa.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Östergötland

Östergötland (English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (landskap in Swedish) in the south of Sweden.

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Ācāra

Ācāra (आचार) is a concept used in the context of Classical Hindu law that refers to the customary laws or community norms of a particular social group. Medieval Scandinavian law and Ācāra are customary legal systems.

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Bjarkey laws

The Bjarkey laws (Old Swedish: biærköa rætter, Old Icelandic: bjarkeyjar-rettr, Norwegian: bjarkøretten, Danish: bjærkeret, birkeret) were the laws and privileges of medieval Scandinavian merchant towns (birks). Medieval Scandinavian law and bjarkey laws are legal history of Sweden.

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Borgarting

The Borgarting was one of the major popular assemblies or things (lagting) of medieval Norway.

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Central Asia

Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.

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Charlemagne

Charlemagne (2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor, of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire, from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814.

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Christian V of Denmark

Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699.

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Christianization of Scandinavia

The Christianization of Scandinavia, as well as other Nordic countries and the Baltic countries, took place between the 8th and the 12th centuries.

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Clergy

Clergy are formal leaders within established religions.

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Cnut

Cnut (Knútr; c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035.

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Codex Holmiensis

Codex Holmiensis C 37 contains the oldest manuscript of the Danish Code of Jutland (Jyske Lov), a civil code enacted under Valdemar II of Denmark. Medieval Scandinavian law and codex Holmiensis are 13th century in Danish law, customary legal systems, early Germanic law, medieval law and Scandinavian law.

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Codex Runicus

The Codex Runicus is a codex of 202 pages written in medieval runes around the year 1300 which includes the oldest preserved Nordic provincial law, Scanian Law (Skånske lov) pertaining to the Danish land Scania (Skåneland). Medieval Scandinavian law and codex Runicus are 14th century in Danish law.

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Cyfraith Hywel

Cyfraith Hywel (Laws of Hywel), also known as Welsh law (Leges Walliæ), was the system of law practised in medieval Wales before its final conquest by England. Medieval Scandinavian law and Cyfraith Hywel are customary legal systems.

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Dalarna

Dalarna, also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia and the Dales, is a landskap (historical province) in central Sweden.

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Danish Code

Danske Lov (English: Danish Code) is the title of a Danish statute book from 1683 that previously formed the basis for the Danish legislation.

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Duchy of Schleswig

The Duchy of Schleswig (Hertugdømmet Slesvig; Herzogtum Schleswig; Hartogdom Sleswig; Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland) covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark.

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Early Irish law

Early Irish law, also called Brehon law (from the old Irish word breithim meaning judge), comprised the statutes which governed everyday life in Early Medieval Ireland. Medieval Scandinavian law and Early Irish law are customary legal systems and medieval law.

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Eidsivating

Eidsivating was the name of one of the original Norwegian popular assemblies or Things.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eyrbyggja saga

Eyrbyggja saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas; its title can be translated as The Saga of the People of Eyri. It was written by an anonymous writer, who describes a long-standing feud between Snorri Goði and Arnkel Goði, two strong chieftains in the Norse community that settled in Iceland.

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Faroe Islands

The Faroe or Faeroe Islands, or simply the Faroes (Føroyar,; Færøerne), are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Fine (penalty)

A fine or mulct (the latter synonym typically used in civil law) is a penalty of money that a court of law or other authority decides has to be paid as punishment for a crime or other offense.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Frostathing Law

Frostathing law (Frostating's law, Frostating Law, Frostathinglaw, Frostaþing law) (Frostatingsloven) is one of Norway's oldest laws.

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Frostating

The Frostating was an early Norwegian court.

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Funen

Funen (Fyn), with an area of, is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy.

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Germanic law

Germanic law is a scholarly term used to describe a series of commonalities between the various law codes (the Leges Barbarorum, 'laws of the barbarians', also called Leges) of the early Germanic peoples. Medieval Scandinavian law and Germanic law are customary legal systems, early Germanic law and medieval law.

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Gotland

Gotland (Gutland in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland, is Sweden's largest island.

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Gray Goose Laws

The Gray (Grey) Goose Laws (Grágás) are a collection of laws from the Icelandic Commonwealth period.

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Greenland

Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat,; Grønland) is a North American island autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Gulating

Gulating (Gulaþing) was one of the first Norwegian legislative assemblies, or things, and also the name of a present-day law court of western Norway.

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Gutalagen

Gutalagen is an early Swedish (or Gutnish) law book from Gotland that officially was in use until 1595, but in practice until 1645. Medieval Scandinavian law and Gutalagen are legal history of Sweden.

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Hafliði Másson

Hafliði Másson (died 1130; Old Norse:; Modern Icelandic) was an Icelandic goði and chieftain in the eleventh to twelfth centuries.

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Haugating

Haugating was a Thing in medieval Norway.

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Hälsingland

Hälsingland, sometimes referred to as Helsingia in English, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden.

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Holmgang

Holmgang (holmganga, hólmganga, Danish and holmgang, holmgång) is a duel practiced by early medieval Scandinavians.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Icelandic Commonwealth

The Icelandic Commonwealth, also known as the Icelandic Free State, was the political unit existing in Iceland between the establishment of the Althing (Alþingi) in 930 and the pledge of fealty to the Norwegian king with the Old Covenant in 1262.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indigenous Australian customary law

Indigenous Australian customary law refers to the legal systems and practices uniquely belonging to Indigenous Australians of Australia, that is, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Medieval Scandinavian law and Indigenous Australian customary law are customary legal systems.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Jirga

A jirga (جرګه, jərga) is an assembly of leaders that makes decisions by consensus according to Pashtunwali, the Pashtun social code.

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Jutland

Jutland (Jylland, Jyske Halvø or Cimbriske Halvø; Jütland, Kimbrische Halbinsel or Jütische Halbinsel) is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein).

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Law of Norway

Law in Norway follows a civil law system. Medieval Scandinavian law and law of Norway are Scandinavian law.

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Law of Uppland

The Law of Uppland was the law that applied in Uppland, Sweden, from 1296 to the beginning of the 1350s. Medieval Scandinavian law and law of Uppland are legal history of Sweden and medieval law.

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Lawspeaker

A lawspeaker or lawman (Swedish: lagman, Old Swedish: laghmaþer or laghman, Danish: lovsigemand, Norwegian: lagmann, Icelandic: lög(sögu)maður, Faroese: løgmaður, Finnish: laamanni, inatsitinuk) is a unique Scandinavian legal office.

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Leges inter Brettos et Scottos

The Leges inter Brettos et Scottos or Laws of the Brets and Scots was a legal codification under David I of Scotland (reigned 1124 – 1153). Medieval Scandinavian law and Leges inter Brettos et Scottos are customary legal systems and medieval Scots law.

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Lolland

Lolland (formerly spelled Laaland, literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of.

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Magnus Eriksson

Magnus Eriksson (April or May 1316 – 1 December 1374) was King of Sweden from 1319 to 1364, King of Norway as Magnus VII from 1319 to 1355, and ruler of Scania from 1332 to 1360.

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Magnus Erikssons landslag

The Magnus Erikssons landslag ('Country Law of Magnus Eriksson'), also known as simply the Landslagen ('Country Law'), was a Swedish law passed by king Magnus IV around 1341. Medieval Scandinavian law and Magnus Erikssons landslag are legal history of Sweden.

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Magnus Lagabøtes bylov

('Magnus Lagabøte's City Law') was promulgated for Bergen in 1276 during the reign of King Magnus VI of Norway (known as Magnus or 'law-mender').

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Magnus Lagabøtes landslov

Magnus Lagabøtes landslov ("Magnus Lagabøte's State Law") was a law covering the whole of Norway, issued by King Magnus VI of Norway between 1274 and 1276.

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Magnus the Good

Magnus Olafsson (Magnús Óláfsson; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus Olavsson; – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (Magnús góði; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus den gode), was King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark from 1042 until his death in 1047.

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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).

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Malays (ethnic group)

Malays (Orang Melayu, Jawi) are an Austronesian ethnoreligious group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands that lie between these locations.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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National Library of Sweden

The National Library of Sweden (Kungliga biblioteket, KB, meaning "the Royal Library") is Sweden's national library.

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Närke

Närke is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Svealand in south central Sweden.

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Nordic countries

The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden) are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic.

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Norsemen

The Norsemen (or Norse people) were a North Germanic linguistic group of the Early Middle Ages, during which they spoke the Old Norse language.

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North Germanic peoples

North Germanic peoples, Nordic peoples and in a medieval context Norsemen, were a Germanic linguistic group originating from the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Northern Jutland

Northern Jutland (Nørrejylland) is a historical region in Denmark, defined as Jutland north of the Kongeå (with the region south of the Kongeå called Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland)).

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Norwegian Code

The Norwegian Code (Norske Lov, abbreviated NL) is the oldest part of the Norwegian law still in force, partially in force in Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.

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Nusantara (term)

Nusantara is the Indonesian name of Maritime Southeast Asia (or parts of it).

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Olaf Tryggvason

Olaf Tryggvason (960s – 9 September 1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000.

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Old French law

Old French law, referred to in French as, was the law of the Kingdom of France until the French Revolution. Medieval Scandinavian law and Old French law are customary legal systems.

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Outlaw

An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Pashtuns

Pashtuns (translit), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, Eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. They historically were also referred to as Afghans until the 1970s after the term's meaning had become a demonym for members of all ethnic groups in Afghanistan.

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Pashtunwali

Pashtunwali (پښتونوالی), also known as Pakhtunwali and Afghaniyat, is the traditional lifestyle or a code of honour and tribal code of the Pashtun people, from Afghanistan and Pakistan, by which they live. Medieval Scandinavian law and Pashtunwali are customary legal systems.

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Provinces of Sweden

The 25 provinces of Sweden (Sveriges landskap) are historical, geographical and cultural regions.

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Rune

A rune is a letter in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets native to the Germanic peoples.

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Saga

Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia.

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Sagas of Icelanders

The sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur), also known as family sagas, are a subgenre, or text group, of Icelandic sagas.

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Södermanland

Södermanland, locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latinized form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a historical province (or landskap) on the south eastern coast of Sweden.

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Scanian Law

Scanian law (Skånske Lov, Skånelagen) is the oldest Danish provincial law and one of the first Nordic provincial laws to be written down. Medieval Scandinavian law and Scanian Law are 13th century in Danish law, customary legal systems, early Germanic law, legal history of Sweden, medieval law and Scandinavian law.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Sharia

Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith.

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Skåneland

Skåneland (Swedish and Danish) or Skånelandene (Danish) is a region on the southern Scandinavian peninsula.

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Smriti

Smriti Literature in Hinduism (स्मृति, IAST) The smṛti texts are a body of Hindu texts usually attributed to an author, traditionally written down, in contrast to Śrutis (the Vedic literature) considered authorless, that were transmitted verbally across the generations and fixed. Medieval Scandinavian law and Smriti are customary legal systems.

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Somalia

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa.

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Southern Jutland

Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland; German: Südjütland) is the name for the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland, Denmark and north of the Eider (river) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Sweyn Forkbeard

Sweyn Forkbeard (Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg; Svend Tveskæg; 17 April 963 – 3 February 1014) was King of Denmark from 986 until his death, King of England for five weeks from December 1013 until his death, and King of Norway from 999/1000 until 1013/14.

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Thing (assembly)

A thing, also known as a folkmoot, assembly, tribal council, and by other names, was a governing assembly in early Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by a lawspeaker. Medieval Scandinavian law and thing (assembly) are early Germanic law.

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Treaty of Perth

The Treaty of Perth, signed 2 July 1266, ended military conflict between Magnus VI of Norway and Alexander III of Scotland over possession of the Hebrides and the Isle of Man.

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Udal law

Udal law is a Norse-derived legal system, found in Shetland and Orkney in Scotland, and in Manx law in the Isle of Man. Medieval Scandinavian law and Udal law are medieval Scots law.

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University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet, KU) is a public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Urf

(العرف) is an Arabic Islamic term referring to the custom, or 'knowledge', of a given society.

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Valdemar II of Denmark

Valdemar II Valdemarsen (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious (Valdemar Sejr), was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241.

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Varangian Guard

The Varangian Guard (translit-std) was an elite unit of the Byzantine army from the tenth to the fourteenth century who served as personal bodyguards to the Byzantine emperors.

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Värmland

Värmland is a landskap (historical province) in west-central Sweden.

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Västergötland

Västergötland, also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (landskap in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden.

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Västgötalagen

(or) or the Västgöta (Westrogothic) law is the oldest Swedish text written in Latin script and the oldest of all Swedish provincial laws. Medieval Scandinavian law and Västgötalagen are legal history of Sweden.

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Västmanland

Västmanland is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden.

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Viking Age

The Viking Age (about) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Xeer

Xeer (pronounced) is the traditional legal system of Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Somali Region, and the North Eastern Province in Kenya. Medieval Scandinavian law and Xeer are customary legal systems.

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Zealand

Zealand (Sjælland) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size).

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See also

13th century in Danish law

14th century in Danish law

15th century in Danish law

  • Medieval Scandinavian law

Customary legal systems

Early Germanic law

Legal history of Denmark

Legal history of Sweden

Medieval Scots law

Scandinavian law

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Scandinavian_law

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