The Magnus Erikssons landslag (Country Law of Magnus Eriksson) also called only ''Landslagen'' (Country Law) was a Swedish law passed by king Magnus IV in circa 1341. It was the first attempt to a law applying to the entire nation of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

, replacing the previous local county laws of the

Medieval Scandinavian law Medieval Scandinavian law, also called North Germanic law, was a subset of Germanic law practiced by North Germanic peoples. It was originally memorized by lawspeakers, but after the end of the Viking Age they were committed to writing, mostly by ...

. The Country Law applied to the entire countryside, but not to the cities, which were governed according to the '' Stadslagen'' (City Law), which were issued in about the same time, but were separate laws. The

Kristofers landslag The Kristofers landslag (The Country Law of Christopher) from 1442, was passed under Christopher of Bavaria as king of Sweden in 1442. It was an amended version of the original national law, the ''Magnus Erikssons landslag'' from circa 1350. It was ...

from 1442, was an amended version this law, in effect in Sweden-Finland until the

Civil Code of 1734 The Civil Code of 1734 (Swedish: ''1734 års lag''), was passed by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates in 1734, and put in effect after it had been ratified by Frederick I of Sweden 23 January 1736. It became the foundation of the later civil code in ...

. The law was divided into the following chapters (''balk''): *Kyrkobalken - The Chuch *Konungabalken - The King *Giftermålsbalken - Marriage *Ärvdabalken - Inheritance *Jordabalken - Land *Byggningabalken - Buildings *Köpmålabalken - Merchants *Tingmålabalken - Court *Edsöresbalken - Breach of Peace *Högmålsbalken - Capital cases *Dråp med vilja - Intentional homicide *Dråp med våda - Involuntary manslaughter *Såramål med vilja - Deliberate Assault *Såramål med våda - Accidental assault *Tjuvabalken - Theft

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{{Reflist * Nationalencyklopedin (NE) 1340s in law Political history of Sweden 14th century in Sweden Legal history of Sweden 1341 in Europe