Guta lag

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Guta lag is a medieval Swedish provincial law code from the island of Gotland, notable for its insights into early Scandinavian legal and social structures.

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instanceOf Swedish provincial law
legal text
medieval law code
appliesToTerritory Gotland
country Sweden
culture Gotlandic
medieval Scandinavian
fieldOfStudy Scandinavian studies
legal history
philology
genre law code
hasPart provisions on fines and compensation
provisions on inheritance and succession
provisions on marriage and family
provisions on oaths and witnesses
provisions on shipping and seafaring
provisions on thing assemblies
provisions on trade and commerce
historicalContext Christianization of Scandinavia
development of regional autonomy in Gotland
language Old Gutnish
languageFamily North Germanic languages
legalStatus provincial law of Gotland
legalSystem Scandinavian customary law
legalTradition Germanic law
mainSubject criminal law
customary law
inheritance law
maritime law
medieval legal procedure
property law
provincial law
social organization
trade regulations
notableFor insights into early Scandinavian legal structures
insights into early Scandinavian social structures
originatesFrom island of Gotland
region Baltic Sea
relatedTo Gutalagen (modern Swedish name)
Gutasaga
Uppland Law
Västgöta Law
Östgöta Law
timePeriod Middle Ages
usedAsSourceFor research on medieval Scandinavian society
research on medieval trade in the Baltic region
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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