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The Early Christian Laws of Iceland: Some Observations

By Peter Foote

Book information

Publisher
University of Cambridge, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
Year
2004
ISBN
1904708129, 9781904708124
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
377 kB (385584 bytes)
Series
H. M. Chadwick Memorial Lectures, 15
Pages
28\28
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2024-12-20 02:03:08

Description

The body of early Icelandic law conveniently but erroneously called 'Grágás' begins with 'kristinna laga þáttr', the Christian Laws Section. In some 11000 words it lays down the rules for Christian observance among the Icelanders. They cover baptism and burial, church sites, church maintenance and foundation charters, bishops and priests; they forbid heathen practices, witchcraft and superstition; they prescribe observance of Sunday and Saturday, Christmas and Easter, Whitsun and Ember days; they list the obligatory feast-days and the days when fishing and hunting are regulated; they describe the Lenten and other fasts and what fasting entails.

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