Västgötalagan

Swedish literature

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literature in Old Swedish

  • Stiernhielm
    In Swedish literature: The Middle Ages

    …in Old Swedish is the Västgötalagan (“Law of West Gotland”), part of a legal code compiled in the 1220s. These legal documents often employ concrete images, alliteration, and a solemn prose rhythm suited to their proclamatory nature.

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