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The Borgarthing Law and the Eidsivathing Law: The Laws of Eastern Norway book cover

1st Edition

The Borgarthing Law and the Eidsivathing Law The Laws of Eastern Norway

Edited By Lisa Collinson, Torgeir Landro, Bertil Nilsson Copyright 2021
170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge
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The Borgarthing Law and the Eidsivathing Law is dedicated to two closely linked medieval laws which were intended to cover adjacent legal provinces in eastern Norway, around and beyond the modern capital, Oslo. The core of this book consists of new translations of the two laws, based on the recent editions and translations into modern Norwegian by Eyvind Fjeld Halvorsen and Magnus Rindal.... Read more

A general introduction to the Medieval Nordic Laws translations

Foreword

Part I: General introduction

Part II: Translator’s introduction

Part III: The Borgarthing Law

Part IV: Notes on the text

Part V: The Eidsivathing Law

Part VI: Notes on the text

Part VII: Sources, literature, and abbreviations

Glossary

Index

Biography

Lisa Collinson is Research Lead for Museums and Special Collections, University of Aberdeen. Her previous work has examined the legal and literary history of medieval Scandinavia and the British Isles.

Torgeir Landro is Associate Professor at NLA University College, Norway. His previous publications deal with the reception of canon law in medieval Norway.

Bertil Nilsson is Professor Emeritus of History of Christianity at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His previous publications deal with medieval canon law as well as the way in which the encounter between religions developed during the process of Christianization in the Scandinavian kingdoms.

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