Table of Contents

Contents

A general introduction to the Medieval Nordic Laws translation

Foreword

List of Abbreviations

PART I

Introduction

The author

The text

The Liber legis Scaniae in Danish legal historiography

The manuscripts

Bibliography: introduction

PART II

The text

The Latin text with English translation

Correspondence between Liber legis Scaniae and the Law of Scania

Bibliography: text

PART III

Vocabulary

Andrew Sunesen’s language

1. How did Andrew learn his Latin?

2. Pronunciation and spelling

3. The vocabulary, syntax and style of Lex Scaniæ

Bibliography: Vocabulary

Glossary Latin–English

Index

About the Author

Ditlev Tamm is a Professor at the Centre for Studies in Legal Culture at the University of Copenhagen. He has previously published in Danish and other languages, and his previous publications in English include The Supreme Court: A Historical Perspective (2015), the conference paper How Nordic Are the Old Nordic Laws: Ten Years Later? (2014) and (as editor with Helle Vogt) The Danish Medieval Laws: The Laws of Scania, Zealand and Jutland (2016).

Reviews

'This book offers an overview of the legal norms that governed medieval Scandinavian society in the early thirteenth century and opens intriguing questions about the Latin translator's purpose.'Ken Pennington, The Catholic University of America, USA