Guta Lag and Guta Saga: The Law and History of the Gotlanders

ISBN-13: 9780367870928 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 334 str.

Christine Peel

Opis

Guta Law, the law of the independent island of Gotland, is one of the earliest laws of Scandinavia and together with its accompanying Saga provides an invaluable insight into the lives of the people living on Gotland, the largest of Sweden’s Baltic islands, in 1000-1400. This is the first time that these two important texts have been translated

Spis treści

List of Figures
Medieval Nordic Laws – A General Introduction by Stefan Brink and Ditlev Tamm

Foreword – Christine Peel

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Maps

Guta lag and Guta saga

General Introduction

Gotland’s medieval historical background

Guta lag. The Law of the Gotlanders

Introduction to the Guta lag – its historical background and codicology

Preservation of Guta lag

Nature and content

The nature of Guta lag

Legal system as reflected by Guta lag

System of fines and non-monetary punishments

Oaths

Laws of inheritance

Origins

Date, place and circumstances of composition

Editions and translations of Guta lag

Previous editions

Translations

Criteria applied for the present translation

The Guta Lag – Translation

Additions

Comments to the Guta lag

Appendices

A Comparison of manuscript contents

B Chronology of historical events

C Monetary system

D Penalties exacted

E Oaths and witnesses required

Guta Saga. The History of the Gotlanders

Introduction to the Guta Saga

Historical background

Title

Preservation

Content

Oral and written sources

Date and place of composition

Authorship and circumstances of authorship

Value as a source of history

Language

Editions of Guta saga

The Guta Saga – Translation

Notes

Bibliography

Index

O autorze

Christine Peel gained her PhD in Scandinavian Studies from University College London and is an expert on provincial laws in Sweden.