Two
Norwegian property laws, which are so ancient that the time of their
enactment
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is lost, govern Norwegian property. These are the ''
Åsetesrett'' (homestead right), and the ''
Odelsrett
The Odelsrett is an ancient Scandinavian allodial title which has survived in Norway as ''odelsrett'' and existed until recent times in Sweden as ''bördsrätt''.
The Norwegian law stipulates the right, when a farm is to be sold, of any member o ...
'' (also referred to as
allodial right).
These two rights were considered important enough that they were included in the 1814
Constitution of Norway
nb, Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov
nn, Kongeriket Noregs Grunnlov
, jurisdiction =Kingdom of Norway
, date_created =10 April - 16 May 1814
, date_ratified =16 May 1814
, system = Constitutional monarchy
, ...
.
See also
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Allodial title
Allodial title constitutes ownership of real property (land, buildings, and fixtures) that is independent of any superior landlord. Allodial title is related to the concept of land held "in allodium", or land ownership by occupancy and defense ...
*
Udal law
Udal law is a Norse-derived legal system, found in Shetland and Orkney in Scotland, and in Manx law in the Isle of Man. It is closely related to Odelsrett; both terms are from Proto-Germanic *''Ōþalan'', meaning "heritage; inheritance".
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Odal (rune)
Othala (), also known as odal and ēðel, is a rune that represents the ''o'' and ''œ'' phonemes in the Elder Futhark and the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc writing systems respectively. Its name is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic *''ōþ ...
References
*
Gjerset, Knut (1917).
History of the Norwegian People'. MacMillan.
* {{cite web , title=Kong Christian the Fjerdes Norske Lovbog af 1604 , trans-title=King Christian IV's Norwegian Book of Law of 1604 , publisher=FEILBERG & LANDMARK/Prosjekt for nettbaserte hovedfagsstudier (PNH) , date=1981 , url=http://www.hf.uio.no/PNH/chr4web/chr4home.html , language=Norwegian , accessdate=13 April 2009 , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512022438/http://www.hf.uio.no/PNH/chr4web/chr4home.html , archivedate=12 May 2009
Property law of Norway
Legal history of Norway