Medieval and early modern law books of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, among them the Scanian law, the Danish Code of Jutland in its oldest manuscript, the Norwegian town law of Bjarkey, the Danish absolute monarchy's King's Law and the Swedish code of 1734. A document belongs here when its cited article describes a Scandinavian law book or charter. It excludes the Baltic and Polish sources. The group covers law books written in a Scandinavian language and law books that were later translated, provided the cited article ties the book to a Scandinavian kingdom.
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Bjarkey laws (Wikipedia)
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The Bjarkey laws (Old Swedish: biærköa rætter, Old Icelandic: bjarkeyjar-rettr, Norwegian: bjarkøretten, Danish: bjærkeret, birkeret) were the laws and privileges of medieval Scandinavian merchant towns (birks).
Civil Code of 1734 (Wikipedia)
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The Civil Code of 1734 (Swedish: 1734 års lag) was a code of law passed by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates in 1734, and put in effect after it had been ratified by Frederick I of Sweden 23 January 1736.
Codex Holmiensis (Wikipedia)
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Codex Holmiensis C 37 contains the oldest manuscript of the Danish Code of Jutland (Danish: Jyske Lov), a civil code enacted under Valdemar II of Denmark.
King's Law (Denmark-Norway) (Wikipedia)
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The King's Law (Danish: Kongeloven) or Lex Regia (also called the Danish Royal Law of 1665) was the absolutist constitution of Denmark and Norway from 1665 until 1849 and 1814, respectively.
Scanian Law (Wikipedia)
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Scanian law (Danish: Skånske Lov, Swedish: Skånelagen) is the oldest Danish provincial law and one of the first Nordic provincial laws to be written down.
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