- pronunciation: [ˈvɛ̂ɧːœtaˌlɑːɡɛn] or [ˈvɛ̂sːtjøːta-]) or the Västgöta (
Westrogothic) law is the
oldest Swedish text
written in
Latin script and the oldest...
- for King Håkan. His
cognomen the Red
comes from the
regnal list of the
Westrogothic law,
written in
early 13th century. The same
source claims that he was...
- to his
being foolish.
Ragnvald is
mentioned in the
regnal list of the
Westrogothic law as the
successor of King Inge the Younger. His
parentage is uncertain:...
- of
their uncle King Inge the Elder.
According to the
records of the
Westrogothic law (Västgötalagen) he was a good king.
Little else is
known about him...
- year of his own
death is unknown.
According to the
regnal list in the
Westrogothic law, Inge was
poisoned with an evil
drink in Östergötland: Niunði war...
-
election of the king, only the Swedes. When the West
Geatish law or
Westrogothic law was put to paper, it
reminded the
Geats that they had to
accept the...
-
estates are
enumerated in the Law of Hälsingland and in the
younger Westrogothic law.
During the
thirteenth century, the
system became obsolete for the...
- In fact, the
oldest Scandinavian sources, such as Ynglingatal, the
Westrogothic law and the
Gutasaga talk of the King of the
Swedes (Suiones) as the...
- cases: nominative, genitive,
dative and accusative. The
writing of the
Westrogothic law
marked the
beginning of
Early Old
Swedish (kl****isk
fornsvenska or...
-
short reign would fall in the
early years of the 1080s.
According to the
Westrogothic law, Inge
ruled Sweden with
virility and he
never broke the laws that...
