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Issn Ser.: Laws of Early Iceland : Gragas I by Peter Foote (2007, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Manitoba Press

ISBN-100887556957

ISBN-139780887556951

eBay Product ID (ePID)57403200

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

Publication NameLaws of Early Iceland : Gragas I

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEurope / Scandinavia, General, Legal History, Europe / Medieval

Publication Year2007

TypeTextbook

AuthorPeter Foote

Subject AreaLaw, History

SeriesIssn Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight14.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

ReviewsAn amazing social document . . . that is the blueprint for an unprecedented social experiment. . . . An example of scholarship of the highest order., "Scandinavian scholars will one and all hail the appearance of this work."- Scandinavian-American Bulletin

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number3

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal348.491/2023

SynopsisThe laws of medieval Iceland (Gragas) are among the earliest examples of a complex legal code, and provide fascinating insight into early European legal systems and society. This first of two volumes of these laws deals with subjects such as the Icelandic Commonwealth's Christian laws, the treatment of homicide, and procedures for the annual general assembly of lawmakers., The laws of Medieval Iceland provide detailed and fascinating insight into the society that produced the Icelandic sagas. Known collectively as Gragas (Greygoose), this great legal code offers a wealth of information about early European legal systems and the society of the Middles Ages., The laws of Medieval Iceland provide detailed and fascinating insight into the society that produced the Icelandic sagas. Known collectively as Gragas (Greygoose), this great legal code offers a wealth of information about early European legal systems and the society of the Middles Ages. This first translation of Gragas is in two volumes.