Magnus the Lawmenders Laws of the Land [Hardcover]

Table of Contents

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Acknowledgements

The Laws of the Land: Introduction

King Magnus the Lawmenders Laws of the Land

Prologue

Section about Going to Assemblies

Christianity Section

Land Defence Section

Human Inviolability

List of Inheritance

Land Redemption

Land Tenancy Section

Trade Section

Thieves Section

Law Amendments

Epilogue

Glossary

Index

The first English translation of Magnus the Lawmenders law code, this book allows students and scholars to interpret, compare and add their perspectives to this crucial source to European legal history.

J?hanna Katr?n Fri?riksd?ttir works at the National Library of Norway in Oslo and her scholarship focuses on Scandinavia in the Viking and medieval periods. Her publications include numerous articles and two monographs, including Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World (2020).

The first English translation of Magnus the Lawmenders law code, this book allows students and scholars to interpret, compare and add their perspectives to this crucial source to European legal history.

The Laws of the Land are one of the very few law books issued in the Middle Ages which regulated a whole kingdom. It stayed in force until the late 17th century, shaping society, politics and law in Norway and its surrounding regions for over 400 years. This book is separated into three parts. The first is an introduction to the laws written by the translator, J?hanna Katr?n Fri?riksd?ttir. The second and longest section of the book is a complel³c