The Liber legis Scaniae: The Latin Text with Introduction, Translation and Commentaries

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The Liber legis Scaniae: The Latin Text with Introduction, Translation and Commentaries forms the second volume of The Danish Medieval Laws and is dedicated to the Latin text based on the Danish medieval Law of Scania. Also known as the "Old laws of Scania", the Liber legis Scaniae is ascribed to Archbishop Anders Sunesen and traditionally belongs to the corpus of Danish medieval laws. It was translated from Old Danish in the thirteenth century and until now has often been considered a subsidiary text. In this book, the importance of the Liber legis Scaniae is reexamined and its role in the first redaction of the Danish medieval laws is revealed as far more central than previously thought. This is the first time the text has been translated into English, and both the original Latin and the new English translation are included together. Beginning with a detailed introduction providing key information about the text, its author and its place in Danish legal history, and including a chapter dedicated to the Latin language of the text, this book will be ideal for students and scholars of medieval Scandinavian legal history. It also concludes with an extensive Latin-to-English glossary. The Liber legis Scaniae: The Latin Text with Introduction, Translation and Commentaries Contents A general introduction to the Medieval Nordic Laws translation Foreword List of abbreviations Part I: Introduction The author Notes The text Household and family Land Offences against life, body or property Contracts Notes The Liber legis Scaniae in Danish legal historiography Notes The manuscripts Notes Bibliography: Introduction Part II: The text The Latin text with English translation Antique leges Scaniae I Liber legis Scaniae Notes Correspondence between Liber legis Scaniae and the Law of Scania Liber legis Scaniae – the Law of Scania The Law of Scania – Liber legis Scaniae Bibliography: Text Part III: Vocabulary Andrew Sunesen’s language 1. How did Andrew learn his Latin? 2. Pronunciation and spelling 2.1 How did Andrew’s Latin sound? 2.2. How did Andrew spell Latin? 3. The vocabulary, syntax and style of Lex Scaniæ 3.0 Introduction 3.1 The vocabulary 3.1.1 Old and new meanings, words for non-classical phenomena 3.1.2 Terms borrowed from Roman law 3.1.3 The language of the church 3.1.4 Embellishment: poetic words 3.1.5 Variatio sermonis and circumlocutions 3.2 Morphology and syntax 3.2.1 Compared to classical Latin 3.2.2 Period building 3.2.3 Embellishment: hyperbaton and other fi gures Notes Bibliography: Vocabulary Glossary Latin – English Words included Latin orthography Abbreviations Glossary Index Names, places and titles General