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Laws of Early Iceland: Gragas 1 (University of Manitoba Icelandic Studies) Paperback – January 31, 2007

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  • Paperback: 281 pages
  • Publisher: University of Manitoba Press (January 31, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0887556957
  • ISBN-13: 978-0887556951
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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By Christopher R. Travers on October 20, 2010
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Medieval Iceland is fascinating to me. They had a government which almost approaches the modern Libertarian ideal in terms of its structure (less so regarding the substance of the laws, see below). This fascinating volume brings the structure of medieval Icelandic law to life, allowing a new generation of scholars and medievalists to appreciate and understand the legal code of this important civilization.

This book covers basically four topics: Christian obligations, legal procedures, assault and homicide, and the structure of the legal authorities (Quarter Courts, the Lawspeaker, the Law Council, etc).

The section on Christian obligations is important in part because of how it sheds light on the medieval Christian church in Iceland, but is also important in terms of what heathen practices were banned. The fact that going berserk was banned in a list along with worshipping heathen idols is thus somewhat significant and reinforces the idea that this was a cultic practice. Similarly the idea that pigs could not eat horse flesh and then be eaten by humans is probably an indirect reference to pagan horse sacrifice.

The bulk of the book is devoted to legal procedures and to penalties for not following them. For example, it's worth noting that the penalty for assault with a deadly weapon (assuming no battery occurs) is the same as the penalty for not baptising child, or for baptising a dying child incorrectly, and these are also equivalent to refusing to show up for jury duty, failing to show up as a witness, and so forth. All these offences carry the penalty of lesser outlawry (basically something sort of like house arrest for three years).

Moreover the system has a remarkable set of checks and balances built in.Read more ›
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