Narrating Law And Laws Of Narration In Medieval Scandinavia
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Narrating Law And Laws Of Narration In Medieval Scandinavia
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Author : Roland Scheel
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2020-01-20
Narrating Law And Laws Of Narration In Medieval Scandinavia written by Roland Scheel and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-20 with History categories.
Disputes lie at the heart of the sagas. Consequently, literary texts have been treated as sources of legal practice – narrations of law – while the sagas themselves and the handling of legal matters by the figures adhere to ‘laws of narration’. The volume addresses this intricate relationship between literature and social practice from the perspective of historians as well as philologists. The contributions focus not only on disputes and their solution in saga literature, but also on the representation of law and its history in sagas and Latin historiography from Scandinavia as well as the representation of laws and norms in mythological texts. They demonstrate that narrations of law provide an indispensable insight into legal culture and its connection to a wider framework of social norms, adjusting the impression given by the laws. The philological approaches underline that the narrative texts also have an agenda of their own when it comes to their representation of law, providing a mirror of conduct, criticising inequity, reinforcing the political and juridical position of kings or negotiating norms in mythological texts. Altogether, the volume underlines the unifying force exerted by a common fiction of law beyond its letter.
New Approaches To Early Law In Scandinavia
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Author : Stefan Brink
language : en
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Release Date : 2014
New Approaches To Early Law In Scandinavia written by Stefan Brink and has been published by Brepols Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Law categories.
During recent years, there has been a revival of interest in the early laws of Scandinavia. In this volume, several aspects of this field are presented and discussed, such as the introduction and development in medieval Denmark of the nAefnd, a kind of 'jury', which replaced the ordeal. The Law of the Halsingar (Halsingelagen) is analysed and found to comprise multiple layers, a mixture of obviously-old local laws and legal customs, together with new royal decrees, Church laws etc., and with close links with early Norwegian law and legal terminology. In one article the kristindomsbalkr ('Church Law', or 'Ecclesiastical Law Section') of the town law of Trondheim, Norway (the so-called Nidaross Bjarkeyjarrettr) and the provincial law of medieval Trondelag, Frostuingslog are compared. Different approaches to handling violence and homicide involving laymen and clerics in late medieval Norway are discussed, drawing on the recent discovery of register protocols of the Penitentiary at the Papal Curia. The Older and the Younger Law (Aldre Vastgotalagen and Yngre Vastgotalagen) are analysed from existing manuscripts, in an attempt to answer the question where the initiative came from to write the laws down. Several words for 'outlawry' in the Old Scandinavian languages are analysed, and the usage of the words in western Norway, Iceland and also in Anglo-Saxon England. One author chisels out a general theory of legal culture, aimed at showing how the introduction into Norwegian legal culture of three new elements (norm-producing, large-scale law-making; conflict-resolving juries; equity as idea of justice) together led to a major change in legal culture in medieval Norway. The final article focuses on homicide and wounding, and discusses the development of penal law in Denmark in the Middle Ages, attempting to explain that development in the light of both domestic conditions and foreign influence, especially from Sweden and Germany.
The Danish Medieval Laws
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Author : Helle Vogt
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-12-12
The Danish Medieval Laws written by Helle Vogt and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-12 with Customary law categories.
The Danish medieval laws: the laws of Scania, Zealand and Jutland contains translations of the four most important medieval Danish laws written in the vernacular. The main texts are those of the Law of Scania, the two laws of Zealand - Valdemar's and Erik's - and the Law of Jutland, all of which date from the early thirteenth century. The Church Law of Scania and three short royal ordinances are also included. These provincial laws were first written down in the first half of the thirteenth century and were in force until 1683, when they were replaced by a national law. The laws, preserved in over 100 separate manuscripts, are the first extended texts in Danish and represent a first attempt to create a Danish legal language. The book starts with a brief but thorough introduction to the history of Denmark in the thirteenth century, covering the country, the political setting and the legal context in which the laws were written. There follows the translated text from each province, preceded by a general introduction to each area and an introduction to the translation offering key contextual information and background on the process of translating the laws. An Old Danish-English glossary is also included, along with an annotated glossary to support the reading of the translations. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of medieval Scandinavian legal history.
A Lexicon Of Medieval Nordic Law
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Author :
language : sv
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
A Lexicon Of Medieval Nordic Law written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
How Nordic Are The Nordic Medieval Laws
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Author : Per Andersen
language : en
Publisher: Djoef Publishing
Release Date : 2014
How Nordic Are The Nordic Medieval Laws written by Per Andersen and has been published by Djoef Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Antologier categories.
This volume contains the proceedings from the conference "How Nordic are the Nordic Medieval Laws - Ten Years After?" which was held at the Carlsberg Academy (Copenhagen) in May 2013. This was the 10th in the line of conferences known as The Carlsberg Academy Conferences on Medieval Legal History. The main theme of the conference was a return to the topic raised at the first conference held back in 2003: the Nordic medieval laws as seen in a European context. In the 10 years since then, the interpretation of the Nordic laws have changed from a specific Nordic to a more common European perspective, understanding the Nordic laws as part of a common European tradition. Thus, the traditional interpretation - that the Nordic medieval laws were an expression of an ancient Nordic culture - has been undergoing change since the first Carlsberg conference. This book sums up the current stage of research. Contents include: How Nordic are the Ole Nordic Laws Ten Years Later? * How Nordic are the Nordic Laws? * Rights, Obligations, Domestic Relations, and 'ius naturale,' the Right Order of Things: A Strategy for Research into the Nordic Medieval Laws * Intestate Inheritance as a Family Matter: Ius Commune, Statutes, and Cases from Florence * The Swedish Ecclesiastical Legislation and the Question of Its Nordic Character * How Nordic are the Biblical Social Ideals as Expressed in the Early Scandinavian Church Laws? * The Origins of the Swedish Medieval Laws: A State of the Art, from My Perspective * Law, Language, and Crime in Denmark and England: A Comparative Approach * Indigenous or Universal? A Comparative Perspective on Medieval (Frisian) Compensation Law * Scandinavians by the Papal Well of Grace and Justice at the Eve of Reformation * Scandinavia Consults 'Rome,' ca.1104-1202: Contexts and Consequences * Papal Letters Relating to Medieval Scandinavia: A Survey from the 11th Century to the Beginning of the Western Schism. [Subject: Legal History, Nordic Law, Medieval Studies]
The Myths And Realities Of The Viking Berserkr
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Author : Roderick Dale
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-24
The Myths And Realities Of The Viking Berserkr written by Roderick Dale and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-24 with History categories.
The viking berserkr is an iconic warrior normally associated with violent fits of temper and the notorious berserksgangr or berserker frenzy. This book challenges the orthodox view that these men went ‘berserk’ in the modern English sense of the word. It examines all the evidence for medieval perceptions of berserkir and builds a model of how the medieval audience would have viewed them. Then, it extrapolates a Viking Age model of berserkir from this model, and supports the analysis with anthropological and archaeological evidence, to create a new and more accurate paradigm of the Viking Age berserkr and his place in society. This shows that berserkir were the champions of lords and kings, members of the social elite, and that much of what is believed about them is based on 17th-century and later scholarship and mythologizing: the medieval audience would have had a very different understanding of the Old Norse berserkr from that which people have now. The book sets out a challenge to rethink and reframe our perceptions of the past in a way that is less influenced by our own modern ideas. The Myths and Realities of the Viking berserkr will appeal to researchers and students alike studying the Viking Age, Medieval History and Old Norse Literature.
Scandinavia In The Middle Ages 900 1550
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Author : Kirsi Salonen
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-02-14
Scandinavia In The Middle Ages 900 1550 written by Kirsi Salonen and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-14 with History categories.
Medieval Scandinavia went through momentous changes. Regional power centres merged and gave birth to the three strong kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. At the end of the Middle Ages, they together formed the enormous Kalmar Union comprising almost all lands around the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea. In the Middle Ages, Scandinavia became part of a common Europe, yet preserved its own distinct cultural markers. Scandinavia in the Middle Ages 900–1550 covers the entire Middle Ages into an engaging narrative. The book gives a chronological overview of political, ecclesiastical, cultural, and economic developments. It integrates to this narrative climatic changes, energy crises, devastating epidemies, family life and livelihood, arts, education, technology and literature, and much else. The book shows how different groups had an important role in shaping society: kings and peasants, pious priests, nuns and crusaders, merchants, and students, without forgetting minorities such as Sámi and Jews. The book is divided into three chronological parts 900–1200, 1200–1400, and 1400–1550, where analyses of general trends are illustrated by the acts of individual men and women. This book is essential reading for students of, as well as all those interested in, medieval Scandinavia and Europe more broadly.
Cultures Of Compunction In The Medieval World
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-10-15
Cultures Of Compunction In The Medieval World written by and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-15 with History categories.
Compunction was one of the most important emotions for medieval Christianity; in fact, through its confessional function, compunction became the primary means for an affective sinner to gain redemption. Cultures of Compunction in the Medieval World explores how such emotion could be expressed, experienced and performed in medieval European society. Using a range of disciplinary approaches – including history, philosophy, art history, literary studies, performance studies and linguistics – this book examines how and why emotions which now form the bedrock of modern western culture were idealized in the Middle Ages. By bringing together expertise across disciplines and medieval languages, this important book demonstrates the ubiquity and impact of compunction for medieval life and makes wider connections between devotional, secular and quotidian areas of experience.
Freedom Imprisonment And Slavery In The Pre Modern World
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Author : Albrecht Classen
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2021-04-19
Freedom Imprisonment And Slavery In The Pre Modern World written by Albrecht Classen and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-19 with History categories.
Contrary to common assumptions, medieval and early modern writers and poets often addressed the high value of freedom, whether we think of such fable authors as Marie de France or Ulrich Bonerius. Similarly, medieval history knows of numerous struggles by various peoples to maintain their own freedom or political independence. Nevertheless, as this study illustrates, throughout the pre-modern period, the loss of freedom could happen quite easily, affecting high and low (including kings and princes) and there are many literary texts and historical documents that address the problems of imprisonment and even enslavement (Georgius of Hungary, Johann Schiltberger, Hans Ulrich Krafft, etc.). Simultaneously, philosophers and theologians discussed intensively the fundamental question regarding free will (e.g., Augustine) and political freedom (e.g., John of Salisbury). Moreover, quite a large number of major pre-modern poets spent a long time in prison where they composed some of their major works (Boethius, Marco Polo, Charles d'Orléans, Thomas Malory, etc.). This book brings to light a vast range of relevant sources that confirm the existence of this fundamental and impactful discourse on freedom, imprisonment, and enslavement.
Combat Stress In Pre Modern Europe
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Author : Owen Rees
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-10-31
Combat Stress In Pre Modern Europe written by Owen Rees and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-31 with History categories.
This book examines the lasting impact of war on individuals and their communities in pre-modern Europe. Research on combat stress in the modern era regularly draws upon the past for inspiration and validation, but to date no single volume has effectively scrutinised the universal nature of combat stress and its associated modern diagnoses. Highlighting the methodological obstacles of using modern medical and psychological models to understand pre-modern experiences, this book challenges existing studies and presents innovative new directions for future research. With cutting-edge contributions from experts in history, classics and medical humanities, the collection has a broad chronological focus, covering periods from Archaic Greece (c. sixth and early fifth century BCE) to the British Civil Wars (seventeenth century CE). Topics range from the methodological, such as the dangers of retrospective diagnosis and the applicability of Moral Injury to the past, to the conventionally historical, examining how combat stress and post-traumatic stress disorder may or may not have manifested in different time periods. With chapters focusing on combatants, women, children and the collective trauma of their communities, this collection will be of great interest to those researching the history of mental health in the pre-modern period.
