The older Gulathing law / translated and edited by Erik Simensen with commentary essay by Torstein Jørgensen.
"The Gulathing law regulates relations between the social classes, the king and his officers, the clergy, and the peasantry. Parts of the law appear to be a social contract between two parties: on the one hand the people, on the other hand the church and the king. Accompanied by a translator�...
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| Other title: | Gulaþingslög hin eldri. English. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Old Norse |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2021.
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| Series: | Medieval Nordic laws.
Routledge medieval translations. |
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Table of Contents:
- Norway in the thirteenth century
- The Gulaþing
- The book on Christian Law (chapters 1-33)
- The Gulaþing Law in a theological and church history perspective : a commentary essay by Torstein Jørgensen
- The book on contracts (chapters 34-50)
- The marriage of women (chapters 51-56)
- Freedman's law (Chapters 57-71)
- The book on tenancy (chapters 72-102)
- The book on inheritance (chapters 103-130)
- Summons to an assembly (chapters 131-147)
- Amendments (chapter 148)
- Rules for whaling (chapters 149-150)
- Concerning personal rights (chapters 151-252)
- The book on theft (chapters 253-264)
- The redemption of Odal-land (chapters 265-294)
- The book on the naval levy (chapters 295-315)
- A later system of Wergild (chapters 316-319)
- Peace pledge (chapter 320)