{"product_id":"the-vstgta-laws-thomas-lindkvist-9781032004884","title":"The V舖tga Laws","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe V舖tga Laws\u003c\/em\u003e contains the translation of the oldest of the Swedish provincial law codes and other texts of great relevance to the legal history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first version, the Older V舖tga Law, is from the first half of the thirteenth century and the earliest example of an indigenous vernacular literacy with the Latin script from Sweden. A second and highly revised version of the law is preserved in a manuscript from the middle of the fourteenth century. This volume also contains a translation of the annotations and proposals made during the complicated negotiations between representatives of the church, the kingdom, and the community of the province. Together, the two versions of the law and the annotations offer a unique possibility to understand the making and transformation of a medieval law. The importance of the regional leaders, the lawmen, is evident from the earliest example of history writing in Sweden, illustrating the legal and political history of V舖tergland. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an Introduction that places the province of V舖tergland and its law into its political setting, this translation is invaluable for all students and scholars of medieval Swedish legal and political history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Lindkvist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032004886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032004884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Thomas Lindkvist","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43944263418111,"sku":"9781032004884","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3f1b435a-65ab-45fd-a749-74d9b03becbf.jpg?v=1681502684","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-vstgta-laws-thomas-lindkvist-9781032004884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}