Law of Uppland - Knowledge

204: 330:, aimed at protecting the Freemen from abuse. The Land code included clauses about birthright to land, property owned in common, and maintenance of the elderly. The Merchant code regulated purchase of gold, women's right of purchase, hospitality and foraging, as well as a prohibition against selling Christians. The Neighborhood code regulated division of land, 156:, that the law for the three Folklands were scattered in several different law texts, some of them obscure and sometimes very difficult to comply with. Hence the King appointed Birger chairman of a Royal commission that would draft a new law; removing some provisions, adding some, and merging the old laws of the three folklands into one. 182:

Röd Keldorsson and Herr Bengt Bosson, Ulf Lagmansson, Hagbard of Söderby, Anders of Forkarby and Torsten of Sandbro; from Attundaland the Knight Herr Filip Röde of Rundby, Håkan Lawspeaker, Eskil the Cross-eyed, Sigurd Judge and Jon Gåsabog; from Fjärdhundraland Ulv of Önsta, Götrik and Ulvheden,

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of 1350, lacked a church code due to opposition from the Church, the church codes of the several provincial laws remained in force even after 1350. Gradually the church code of the Law of Uppland became valid for the whole kingdom, remaining in force until it was partly replaced by the

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and each Folkland. There were no public prosecutors, and no material difference between criminal and civil cases existed. Suits in law would be initiated by the parties. Legal proceedings were of three kinds: trial by

306:. The King's code covered the election of Kings, and the relationship between the King and the People. It contained provisions concerning the People's obligation to the King, such as 520:, otherwise he was convicted. The use of jury trials is not guided by any clear legal principles, but through individual provisions in various parts of the law. A new jury ( 542:

The Law of Uppland is preserved in five complete handwritten copies. The assent is preserved in both a Swedish and a Latin form. A printed version was published in 1607 by

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Corpus iuris sueo-gotorum antiqui. Samling af Sweriges gamla lagar, på kongl. maj:ts nådigste befallning utgifven. Vol. 3: Codex iuris Uplandici = Uplands-lagen.

61:. The law contained eight law codes: The Church, King's, Heritance, Freeman's, Land, Merchant's, Neighborhood, and Thing codes. Courts were held in each 530:, the jurors had to be approved by both parties. In some other cases half the jury was selected by each party. The jurors took an oath on their 168: 512:. But if the plaintiff could not produce enough sworn witnesses, the defendant had the right to establish his nonliability by taking an 249:

The Law of Uppland became the law of the land, not only for the province of Uppland it created, containing the three Folklands and

110:. From the end of the 13th century, the oral laws began on private initiative to be recorded in the form of unofficial law texts ( 416:, not the assembly. There would be two judges for each thing, although only one served at the time. The judges were elected by a 798: 516:

and having, normally, eighteen men swear that they believed him. If the required number of men took the oath, he was

424:, and thereafter commissioned by the King. Each Folkland also had a thing, under the Lawspeaker of Uppland. A common 803: 49:, and given Royal assent in 1296. The Law of Uppland became the law of the land, not only for the province of 546:. The first scholarly edition was published in 1834. A translation to modern Swedish was published in 1933. 129: 43: 700:

Vplandz laghen, sum af Byrgher Magnusa son Swea ok Giötha kununge, åhrom äfter Ch. b. 1295. förbätradhes.

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The area of Uppland, which did not exist before the enactment of the Law of Uppland, contained the three

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of the Law, in addition to Birger, the commission came to consist of from Tiundaland, the Dean of

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Strandberg, Carl (1980–1982). "Kyrkobalkar: Sverige." In: Granlund, Johan (ed.) (1980–1982).

378:. Eighteen amendments were later added to the law, including stipulations about burial fees, 723:

Liedgren, Jan (1980–1982). "Landskabslove: Sverige." In: Granlund, Johan (ed.) (1980-1982).

505: 452: 508:, the case was closed, and now further action from the defendant would be allowed; he was 8: 754: 184: 93: 39:) was the law that applied in Uppland, Sweden, from 1296 to the beginning of the 1350s. 737:

Lundberg, Birger (1980–1982a). "Upplandslagen." In: Granlund, Johan (ed.) (1980–1982).

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