Magnus Erikssons landslag ('Country Law of Magnus Eriksson'), also known simply as the ('Country Law'), was a Swedish code of law issued under King Magnus Eriksson around 1341. It was the first attempt to establish a legal code applying throughout the Swedish countryside, replacing the earlier provincial laws of medieval Scandinavian law. The code did not apply to towns and cities, which were governed by the ('City Law'), issued around the same period. Kristofers landslag, promulgated in 1442, was a revised version of the law and remained in force in Sweden until the introduction of the Civil Code of 1734.
Provisions The royal oath prescribed by the code stated:
The law was divided into the following sections ():
– Church – King – Marriage – Inheritance – Land – Buildings – Merchants – Court – Breach of peace – Capital cases – Intentional homicide – Involuntary manslaughter – Deliberate assault – Accidental assault – Theft
References
General references Nationalencyklopedin (NE)
Further reading