Gutalagen
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- 1220-00-00
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- Old Gutnish
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- Law in Gotland
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- Punishments
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275 px|thumb|The beginning of ‘‘Gutalagen’’ in the Holm B 64 manuscript.
Gutalagen (or Guta lag; "The law of the Gotlanders") is the earliest preserved law book for Gotland. The laws were likely first written down around 1220 CE but there is evidence for the laws being older than this, with some aspects likely being pre-Christian. They were practically in use until 1645 despite control of Gotland changing hands several times throughout this period between Sweden, Denmark and the Teutonic Order.
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