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Guta Lag and Guta Saga: The Law and History of the Gotlanders (Paperback)
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Guta Lag and Guta Saga: The Law and History of the Gotlanders (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Medieval Translations
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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were all superseded by national law in the mid-fourteenth century.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
THieluar, 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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