Västgötalagen

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title: Västgötalagen
text: Västgötalagen or the Västgöta (Westrogothic) law is the oldest Swedish text written in Latin script and the oldest of all Swedish provincial laws. It was compiled in the early 13th century, probably at least partly at the instigation of Eskil Magnusson and was the code of law used in the provinces of Västergötland and Dalsland and in Mo härad during the latter half of that century. The earliest complete text is dated 1281. Small fragments of an older text have been dated 1250. This legal code ex
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description: Oldest (13th-c.) Swedish provincial law
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4stg%C3%B6talagen
date created: 2005-04-14T11:02:06Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T03:58:41Z
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