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    dated 1250. This legal code exists in two versions, Äldre Västgötalagen and Yngre Västgötalagen (the Elder and Younger Westrogothic law, respectively)....
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    Byzantine Varangian Guard in such numbers that a medieval Swedish law, Västgötalagen, from Västergötland declared no one could inherit while staying in "Greece"—the...
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  • ēn ok þrǣtighi, etc. This is an extract from the Westrogothic law (Västgötalagen), which is the oldest continuous text written in the Swedish language...
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    Västergötland. The Christian faith spread, and by the time the provincial law Västgötalagen was written in the 13th century, Västergötland had 517 churches. The...
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    King Inge the Elder. According to the records of the Westrogothic law (Västgötalagen) he was a good king. Little else is known about him. Hardly any other...
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    only present in some of the Swedish sources (and notably absent in Västgötalagen, an important early Swedish legal document) and a king by the name Kol...
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    considered separate languages from Swedish. This is an extract from Västgötalagen, the Westrogothic law. It is the oldest text written as a manuscript...
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    The start date is usually set to 1225 since this is the year that Västgötalagen ("the Västgöta Law") is believed to have been compiled for the first...
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    Byzantine Varangian Guard in such numbers that a medieval Swedish law, the Västgötalagen, from Västergötland declared no-one could inherit while staying in "Greece"—the...
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    woman: Allegedly a son Sune, thought to have been born about 1154. Västgötalagen, in http://project2.sol.lu.se/fornsvenska/01_Bitar/A.L5.D-Vidhem.html...
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    fight in the place of a clearly outclassed friend. the 13th-century Västgötalagen (Westrogothic law), is a fragment from a unknown late Viking Age law...
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  • Västergötland, (Västgötalagen) the oldest known Swedish text written in the Latin script. The list of lawspeakers of Västergötland appended to Västgötalagen tells...
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    candidate for the throne had gained support in the province. According to Västgötalagen Ragnvald's decision was taken as an insult to the people of Västergötland...
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    Byzantine Varangian Guard in such numbers that a medieval Swedish law, Västgötalagen, from Västergötland declared no one could inherit while staying in "Greece"—the...
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    that he was killed by unspecified enemies. The short chronicle in the Västgötalagen from c. 1250 says: "The twelfth was King Erik. He was too soon put to...
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    1120s/1130s (?) (briefly?) No known connection to previous kings. Recorded in Västgötalagen as the successor of Inge II and predecessor of Sverker I. Nothing recorded...
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  • Grammaticus, Danmarks kronike, II, p. 55-6. Gillingstam, "Magnus Nilsson". Västgötalagen, http://project2.sol.lu.se/fornsvenska/01_Bitar/A.L5.D-Vidhem.html Sawyer...
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    Byzantine Varangian Guard in such numbers that a medieval Swedish law, Västgötalagen, from Västergötland declared no one could inherit while staying in "Greece"—the...
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    Byzantine Varangian Guard in such numbers that a medieval Swedish law, Västgötalagen, used in the province Västergötland, declared that no one could inherit...
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  • 133. Tunberg, Sveriges historia till våra dagar, II, pp. 51-2. Yngre Västgötalagen, http://project2.sol.lu.se/fornsvenska/ Gillingstam, "Magnus Henriksson"...
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    omtalas som kungen i Uppsala bl a i Ynglingatal, Gutasagan och Äldre Västgötalagens bihang om gränsdragning.   Translation: Sweden's king is mentioned as...
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  • Bishop Brynolf (Swedish: Biskop Brynolf stadga) was an appendix to the Västgötalagen law. The statute was issued in 1281 by Bishop Brynolf approved by the...
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  • När Sverige blev Sverige. Alingsås: Viktoria Bokförlag, p. 34. Yngre Västgötalagen Adam av Bremen (1984), p. 139-40 (Book III, Chapter 15) Adam av Bremen...
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    the tripling: till-lägg. One of the earliest Swedish manuscripts is Västgötalagen, fragments of which exist from 1250. The first complete copy of the...
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    of the legend of King Eric. The appendix of the early 13th century Västgötalagen, which has a short description of Eric's memorable deeds, also makes...
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      H. Röde omtalas i den gamla vid Västgötalagen fogade konungalängden som konung före Stenkil (omkr. 1060-66). Enligt samma källa regerade han i 13 vintrar...
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  • mutilation, whipping, branding, and flogging, as well as execution. Västgötalagen specifies exactly how much to pay, if anything, depending on who was...
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  • written in Latin script is the oldest of the provincial law codes, Västgötalagen, of which fragments dated to 1250 have been found. The main influences...
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  • influences. The oldest of the Swedish provincial laws is the Västgöta Law (Västgötalagen), which was used in the province of Västergötland, in western Sweden...
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    g., according to "Vidhem-priest" Laurentius in his appendix of the Västgötalagen. His statements about the deeds of St. Sigfrid are however partially...
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