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Eidsivating () was one of the four ancient popular assemblies or things (') of medieval
Åker gård i Hamar
Legal history of Norway Thing (assembly) Eidsvoll {{Norway-hist-stub
Eidsivating () was one of the four ancient popular assemblies or things (') of medieval Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. Historically, it was the site of court and assembly for the eastern parts of Norway, and was located at Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the munic ...
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History
Traditionally, Eidsivating was the court for the population around Lake Mjøsa. Eidsivating was originally situated at Åker gård, the seat of Vang inHedmark
Hedmark () was a Counties of Norway, county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.
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county, Norway
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When Norway was united as a kingdom, the four independent ' – Frostating, Gulating, Borgarting, and Eidsivating – were the most supreme bodies of law, acting as both legislative assemblies and courts. These were representative assemblies at which delegates from the various districts in each region met to award legal judgments and pass laws (). Later, during the time of Olaf the Holy, the court was moved to Eidsvoll. The jurisdiction of the court was then extended to include Romerike
Romerike is a Districts of Norway, traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Akershus municipalities Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen and Aurskog-Høland in the southern ...
and Hadeland as well as Hedmark
Hedmark () was a Counties of Norway, county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.
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. Later Østerdalen and Gudbrandsdalen were also included.
In 1274, with the consent of all , King Magnus the Lawmender (1238–1280) promulgated a new national law (), a unified code of laws for the Kingdom of Norway, which was exceptional of its time. With this, the Eidsvating law was replaced by the new law, significantly reducing the legislative power of the assembly, and centralising power in the realm.
See also
*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 M ...
References
Other sources
*Andersen, Per Sveaas (1977) ''Samlingen av Norge og kristningen av landet : 800–1130'' (Oslo: Universitetsforlaget) *Larson, Laurence Marcellus (2011) ''The Earliest Norwegian Laws'' (The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd)Further reading
* Munch P.A. (1846) ''Norges gamle Love indtil 1387'' (Christiania: Chr. Gröndahl)External links
Åker gård i Hamar
Legal history of Norway Thing (assembly) Eidsvoll {{Norway-hist-stub