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Guta Lag and Guta Saga: The Law and History of the Gotlanders: Routledge Medieval Translations

Editat de Christine Peel
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 dec 2019
Guta Lag, the law of the independent island of Gotland, is one of the earliest laws of Scandinavia. The historical appendix to the law, Guta Saga, was written in the thirteenth or fourteenth century. Together, Guta Lag and its accompanying Saga provide an invaluable insight into the lives of the people living on Gotland, the largest of Sweden’s Baltic islands, in 1000-1400. Guta Lag and Guta Saga: The Law and History of the Gotlanders is the first time that these two important texts have been translated into English and combined in one edition, accompanied by an extensive commentary and historical contextualisation by Christine Peel.




In the Viking Age, the island of Gotland maintained its own law and administrative system. It was distinctive among Swedish provinces, retaining its own laws until 1645 while mainland provincial laws were all superseded by national law in the mid-fourteenth century. Preserved in eight manuscripts, it illustrates the everyday life and administrative system of the people of Gotland. Guta Saga tells the story of the island from its discovery by the legendary Þieluar, who removed the enchantment upon it which led to its inhabitation. Read together, the texts provide a complete picture of an island unique among Scandinavian provinces, offering a rare view of everyday people in medieval Scandinavia.




This innovative and timely translation will be fascinating and essential reading for scholars of Scandinavian studies and legal history.


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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780367870928
ISBN-10: 0367870924
Pagini: 356
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Medieval Translations

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate

Cuprins

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

Recenzii

"This superb edition is a major contribution to the study of legal culture in North-Western Europe. It provides a critical and scholarly view of the workings of one of the most culturally distinctive societies of the Central Middle Ages and it will serve as a key work of reference for many years to come. The insights found within this volume have resonances beyond the field of medieval studies and across the social science disciplines."
Andrew Reynolds, University College, London, UK
"Translation of laws from the Middle Ages allows us to travel in time. The Guta saga and Guta Law are primary sources for Scandinavian legal history. These ancient texts are also tremendously important for all research on medieval Gotland and the Baltic Area in general. Their valuable and entertaining contents are interesting to both the specialist and the beginner."
Henrik Williams, Uppsala University, Sweden

Descriere

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