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Early Germanic law

  • Medieval Scandinavian lawBefore the Viking Age ended, laws lived in the minds of men called lawspeakers. These individuals memorized centuries of legal customs and recited them aloud…
  • Thing (assembly)The word thing appears in Old Norse, Old English, and modern Icelandic as þing. It exists in Middle English as thing, and in Old Saxon, Old Dutch, and Old…