Frisian Land Law: A Critical Edition and Translation of the Freeska Landriucht

Han Nijdam, Ph.D. (2008), Leiden University, is researcher for Old Frisian at the Fryske Akademy, Leeuwarden.He has published on medieval Frisia and medieval Frisian law, including Wat is Recht? De receptie van Oudfries recht in de Groninger Ommelanden in de 15e en 16e eeuw (Bornmeer, 2018).Jan Hallebeek, Ph.D. (1986), Utrecht University, is professor emeritus of Legal History at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and extraordinary professor on ‘Ancient structures of the Catholic Church’ at Utrecht University (1997-2006). He has published on medieval Roman and Canon law and early modern scholasticism, including The Concept of Unjust Enrichment in Late Scholasticism (1996).Hylkje de Jong, Ph.D. (2008), Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, is Professor of Legal History at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She has published on the reception of Roman law in Frisia and on Byzantine law, including Ἐντολή (mandatum) in den Basiliken (Brill, 2019).

• List of MapsIntroductionPreface to the Edition and Translation of the Old Frisian Main TextHan Nijdam1 Medieval Frisia2 A Chronological Overview of the Classical Old Frisian Law Texts3 Family and Inheritance4 The Farm or Estate5 The Church6 Legal Procedure in Classical Old Frisian Law7 The Book8 A Short Introduction to the Individual Texts9 Principles Underlying the Edition and TranslationPreface to the Edition and Translation of the GlossJan Hallebeek and Hylkje de Jong1 Introduction: Glosses2 Learned Law: Canon Law and Roman Law3 The Gloss to the Frisian Land Law4 Allegations5 References to Scholarly Literature6 Relation of the Gloss to the Main Text of the Frisian Land Law7 Author and Date of the Gloss8 Principles Underlying the Edition and TranslationBibliographyText and TranslationI: PrologueII: What Is Law?III: The Older Skelta LawIV: Of the Two Kings Charles and RadbodV: The Statutes of MagnusVI: The Seventeen StatutesVII: Prologue to the Seventeen Statutes and Twenty-Four Land LawsVIII: The Twenty-Four Land LawsIX: The Eight ProvisionsX: Exceptions to the 17th StatuteXI: The Synodical Law of Central FrisiaXII: The Younger Skelta LawXIII: The Statutes of the Five DistrictsXIV: The Calculated TariffsXV: Currency Conversion and WergildsXVI: The Book of Emperor RudolfXVII: Market LawXVIII: Unmendable CrimesXIX: On Forceful RobberiesXX: The Statutes of OpstalsbamXXI: A Treatise on the Seven SealandsGlossary of Untranslated Old Frisian TermsIndex of Allegations in the Glosses