The legal text containing the special enactment (réttabót) for the Faroes issued in 1298 by the Norwegian Duke Hákon Magnússon constitutes one of the most important sources for medieval Faroese. This legal text is usually known as Seyðabræv (“Sheep Letter”), because it deals mainly with sheep farming. In this study I will conduct a lexical analysis on the representation of the natural world and the animal population in the Faroe Islands both in the Seyðabræv and in another, later, legal document containing a series of regulations about dogs in the various villages (Hundabræv).
Pecore, cani e balene. Il lessico della natura nei testi giuridici faroesi medievali
BENATI, CHIARA
2009-01-01
Abstract
The legal text containing the special enactment (réttabót) for the Faroes issued in 1298 by the Norwegian Duke Hákon Magnússon constitutes one of the most important sources for medieval Faroese. This legal text is usually known as Seyðabræv (“Sheep Letter”), because it deals mainly with sheep farming. In this study I will conduct a lexical analysis on the representation of the natural world and the animal population in the Faroe Islands both in the Seyðabræv and in another, later, legal document containing a series of regulations about dogs in the various villages (Hundabræv).
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