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    Arc Humanities Press
    Publication date:
    20 October 2026
    ISBN:
    9781802703436
    9781802701845
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    • Subjects:
    Legal History, Law, History, Regional History Before 1500
    Series:
    Gender and Power in the Premodern World
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    Subjects:
    Legal History, Law, History, Regional History Before 1500
    Series:
    Gender and Power in the Premodern World
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    This book examines gendered punishments in medieval Nordic laws, ca. 1100–1300. By exploring legislation on violence, sorcery, sexual morality, and theft, it considers whether women were seen as independent legal subjects or as extensions of their families. It identifies various gendered punishments and discriminatory treatments, revealing regional differences and the influence of European legal ideologies. It also uncovers an emphasis on individual culpability for crimes, reflecting a shift from collective to individual responsibility and women’s increasing property rights. This comparative analysis offers a nuanced view of medieval Nordic law, highlighting the complex relationship between gender, law, and society during this transformative period. It explains how criminal law was influenced by canon law and German town law and offers new insights into the legal history of the Nordic region.

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