Swedish medieval provincial laws
E356503
Swedish medieval provincial laws were regionally specific legal codes that governed various aspects of life, justice, and property in different parts of medieval Sweden before the emergence of a unified national law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swedish medieval provincial laws canonical | 1 |
| Uppland Law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3441664 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swedish medieval provincial laws Context triple: [Gutalagen, relatedTo, Swedish medieval provincial laws]
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A.
Old Frisian law codes
Old Frisian law codes are a collection of medieval legal texts that preserve the laws, customs, and social structures of the Frisian people in the Old Frisian language.
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B.
Ripuarian law
Ripuarian law was a medieval Germanic legal code of the Ripuarian Franks that regulated social order, property, and criminal matters within their kingdom.
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C.
Brabantine customary law
Brabantine customary law was the traditional body of regional legal customs and practices that governed much of the historical Duchy of Brabant in the Low Countries.
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D.
Danish Code of 1683
The Danish Code of 1683 is a comprehensive national law code that standardized and modernized the legal system of the Kingdom of Denmark under King Christian V.
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E.
Norwegian Code of 1687
The Norwegian Code of 1687 is a comprehensive early modern legal code that standardized and consolidated the laws of Norway under the rule of King Christian V.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swedish medieval provincial laws Target entity description: Swedish medieval provincial laws were regionally specific legal codes that governed various aspects of life, justice, and property in different parts of medieval Sweden before the emergence of a unified national law.
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A.
Old Frisian law codes
Old Frisian law codes are a collection of medieval legal texts that preserve the laws, customs, and social structures of the Frisian people in the Old Frisian language.
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B.
Ripuarian law
Ripuarian law was a medieval Germanic legal code of the Ripuarian Franks that regulated social order, property, and criminal matters within their kingdom.
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C.
Brabantine customary law
Brabantine customary law was the traditional body of regional legal customs and practices that governed much of the historical Duchy of Brabant in the Low Countries.
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D.
Danish Code of 1683
The Danish Code of 1683 is a comprehensive national law code that standardized and modernized the legal system of the Kingdom of Denmark under King Christian V.
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E.
Norwegian Code of 1687
The Norwegian Code of 1687 is a comprehensive early modern legal code that standardized and consolidated the laws of Norway under the rule of King Christian V.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical legal source
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medieval legal code collection ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | medieval Sweden ⓘ |
| characteristic |
combination of oral tradition and written codification
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regional variation ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| documentedIn | medieval law manuscripts ⓘ |
| governs |
blood feuds and compensation
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church rights and tithes ⓘ dispute resolution ⓘ inheritance shares ⓘ land boundaries ⓘ marriage and divorce ⓘ royal rights and obligations ⓘ village communities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dalarna Law
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Gotland Law ⓘ Hälsinge Law ⓘ Småland provincial laws ⓘ Södermanland Law ⓘ Uppland Law ⓘ
linked to:
Swedish medieval provincial laws
Västgöta Law ⓘ Östgöta Law ⓘ |
| influenced |
Magnus Eriksson’s national law
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later Swedish legal tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
canon law
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customary law ⓘ royal legislation ⓘ |
| language |
Old Swedish
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linked to:
Middle Swedish
|
| legalStatus | regional law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Germanic law tradition ⓘ |
| precedes | Magnus Eriksson’s national law ⓘ |
| primarySourceFor |
medieval Swedish economy
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medieval Swedish legal history ⓘ medieval Swedish social structure ⓘ medieval Swedish society ⓘ |
| regulates |
criminal law
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ecclesiastical matters ⓘ family law ⓘ fines and compensation ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ land tenure ⓘ procedural law ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| replacedBy | unified Swedish national law ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Swedish medieval provincial laws Description of subject: Swedish medieval provincial laws were regionally specific legal codes that governed various aspects of life, justice, and property in different parts of medieval Sweden before the emergence of a unified national law.
Referenced by (2)
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