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oapen-20.500.12657-874102024-03-28T14:03:12Z Magnus the Lawmender’s Laws of the Land Katrín Friðriksdóttir, Jóhanna History Medieval History Medieval Translations thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3K CE period up to c 1500 thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSD Diplomacy thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history The first English translation of Magnus the Lawmender’s 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, Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir. The second and longest section of the book is a complete English translation of the Laws of the Land. The final part is a glossary, which lays out the most important Old Norse legal terms with English translations. The glossary also contains explanations and conversions of religious feast days which are relevant in the law. Providing familiarity with the Laws of the Land, this book is crucial to students and scholars of Medieval history alike to understanding the social, legal, political, and intellectual developments of the Nordic High Middle Ages. 2024-01-30T15:55:19Z 2024-01-30T15:55:19Z 2024 book ONIX_20240130_9781003852599_30 9781003852599 9781032610542 9781003852650 9781003460114 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/87410 eng Routledge Medieval Translations application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9781003852599.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003460114 Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003460114 10.4324/9781003460114 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781003852599 9781032610542 9781003852650 9781003460114 Routledge 166 Oxford open access
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The first English translation of Magnus the Lawmender’s 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, Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir. The second and longest section of the book is a complete English translation of the Laws of the Land. The final part is a glossary, which lays out the most important Old Norse legal terms with English translations. The glossary also contains explanations and conversions of religious feast days which are relevant in the law. Providing familiarity with the Laws of the Land, this book is crucial to students and scholars of Medieval history alike to understanding the social, legal, political, and intellectual developments of the Nordic High Middle Ages.
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