The Ordinance of Alsnö or Statute of Alsnö () was an act by king
Magnus Ladulås of
Sweden
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, issued at
Alsnö hus in 1279,
[ ''"It is at the same time somewhat surprising that the noble heavy cavalry is not mentioned, or regulated, in the provincial laws originating after the 1280s as it was regulated in The Ordinance of Alsnö from 1279, Diplomatarium Suecanum, no 799 (SDHK no. 1122). The most commonly accepted dating of the Ordinance of Alsnö is 1279, although 1280 has also been suggested by some scholars including Jan Liedgen, "Alsnö stadgas spräk och datering," Rättshistoriska studier 11 (1985), 103-117." pg. 117''] giving exemption from land taxation to those nobles who committed to produce a heavy cavalryman to the king's service:
This established the
frälse, the tax-exempt secular
nobility in Sweden. Another, perhaps less pivotal but more widely known, article of this act reformed the peasants' obligation to accommodate traveling nobles, a privilege that was at the time abused to the point of gatecrashing. As Magnus was acclaimed for "protecting the persons and goods of the common people and thus was nicknamed Magnus Ladulås (Magnus Barn-lock)"
See also
* History of Sweden
The history of Sweden can be traced back to the melting of the Northern polar ice cap. From as early as 12000 BC, humans have inhabited this area. Throughout the Stone Age, between 8000 BC and 6000 BC, early inhabitants used sto ...
* Adelsö
References
1280s in law
Law of Sweden
1280 in Europe
13th century in Sweden
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