Frostathing law
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Frostathing law was one of medieval Norway’s regional law codes, governing legal, social, and fiscal matters in the Frostathing jurisdiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frostathing law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11017393 — 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: Frostathing law Context triple: [Norwegian levies, legalBasis, Frostathing law]
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A.
Frost
Frost is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals, including the American poet Robert Frost.
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B.
Frost
Frost is the middle name of George F. Kennan, the influential American diplomat and historian known for shaping the U.S. Cold War containment strategy.
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C.
Frostenson
Frostenson is a Swedish surname most prominently associated with poet and former Swedish Academy member Katarina Frostenson.
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D.
Alaptörvény
Alaptörvény is the Hungarian term for Hungary’s current constitution, adopted in 2011 to define the country’s fundamental legal and political framework.
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E.
Winter's law
Winter's law is a sound law in Balto-Slavic historical linguistics that explains the lengthening of short vowels before voiced stops in Proto-Balto-Slavic.
- 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: Frostathing law Target entity description: Frostathing law was one of medieval Norway’s regional law codes, governing legal, social, and fiscal matters in the Frostathing jurisdiction.
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A.
Frost
Frost is the middle name of George F. Kennan, the influential American diplomat and historian known for shaping the U.S. Cold War containment strategy.
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B.
Frost
Frost is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals, including the American poet Robert Frost.
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C.
Frostenson
Frostenson is a Swedish surname most prominently associated with poet and former Swedish Academy member Katarina Frostenson.
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D.
Alaptörvény
Alaptörvény is the Hungarian term for Hungary’s current constitution, adopted in 2011 to define the country’s fundamental legal and political framework.
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E.
Winter's law
Winter's law is a sound law in Balto-Slavic historical linguistics that explains the lengthening of short vowels before voiced stops in Proto-Balto-Slavic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Norwegian law code
ⓘ
regional law code ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Frostathing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Frostating assembly
ⓘ
linked to:
Frostating
|
| basedOn | customary law ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith |
Borgarthing law
ⓘ
Eidsivathing law ⓘ Gulating law ⓘ
linked to:
Gulathing law
|
| country | Kingdom of Norway ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage | Old Norwegian ⓘ |
| follows | thing tradition ⓘ |
| governs |
church–lay relations
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ dispute resolution ⓘ duties of farmers ⓘ fines and compensation ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ marriage law ⓘ military obligations ⓘ obligations and contracts ⓘ organization of the Frostathing assembly ⓘ property law ⓘ public order ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| hasGenre | law code ⓘ |
| hasLegalPrinciple |
compensation to injured parties
ⓘ
oath-taking procedures ⓘ thing assembly jurisdiction ⓘ use of fines as penalties ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Christian law section
ⓘ
secular law section ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
regulation of regional society
ⓘ
standardization of legal practice ⓘ |
| hasSourceType | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced | later Norwegian legal practice ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christianization of Norway ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| legalCulture | Norse legal culture ⓘ |
| legalForm | assembly law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Norwegian medieval legal system ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian regional law codes ⓘ |
| region | Trøndelag ⓘ |
| regulates |
fiscal matters
ⓘ
legal matters ⓘ social matters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frostathing law Description of subject: Frostathing law was one of medieval Norway’s regional law codes, governing legal, social, and fiscal matters in the Frostathing jurisdiction.
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