Linking Law: Viking and Medieval Scandinavian Law in Literature and History

Ruiter, Keith

Abstract

This short magazine article highlights ongoing interdisciplinary scholarship which has cast light on the surprisingly sophisticated world of Viking-Age and Medieval Scandinavian law and its wide-ranging influence in these societies.

Citation

Ruiter, K. (2020). Linking Law: Viking and Medieval Scandinavian Law in Literature and History. The Historian, 8-12

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 14, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jan 2, 2020
• Publication Date: Jan 2, 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 27, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: May 19, 2020
• Journal: The Historian
• Publisher: Historical Association
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 8-12
• Keywords: Law, Scandinavia, Viking, Medieval, Norse, Poetry, Sagas, Outlaw
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3423987
• Publisher URL: https://www.history.org.uk/publications/resource/9739/linking-law-viking-and-medieval-scandinavian-law