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THE LAW OF THE WESTGOTHS.
85
&ATTÆ ÆR LEKARA RÆTAR.
These are players rights.
A player 1) is thrashed, that shall always go unpunished. If a player is
wounded, he who goes about with a jew’s harp, carries a fiddle or a drum,
then they shall take a wild heifer bring her up on top of a hill. 2) Then one
shall shave all the hair off her tail and grease it. Then he shall be given newly
greased shoes. Then the player shall grasp the heifer’s tail, someone shall
strike hard with a sharp lash. If he is able to hold, then he shall have that
good beast and enjoy it as dogs grass. 8) Is he not able to hold fast, have
and endure, that which he received, shame and injury. Let him never expect
more right to fine, than a whipped slave woman. Always has the defendant
right to free himself by oath, and the nearest of kin right to enherit.
It is plain that this code is quite different from the foregoing part of the
law. It is found in the oldest manuscript, but left out in the later V. G. L. II,
perhaps because it is too playful and mirthful, as compared with the solemn
and stern character of the law itself. The vagabond character of these tramp
musicians very likely gave the sturdy and earnest Westgoths ample reason for
such treatment as this law prescribes.
HÆR SIGHÆR AF LANDAMÆRUM.
Here is told of the land boundaries. 4)
Edmund, goodfornothing, was king at Upsala, and Sven, forkedbeard, in
Denmark. They placed landmarks between Sweden and Denmark. 6) Then
were appointed from Sweden: Kakaldi from Tiundalund, Botn from
Fjädrun-daland, Gasi from Västmanland, Grimaldi from Östergötland, Nænnir from
1) Lekari. A travelling clown or street musician.
2) Baesing: Hill. A small hill or mound. The common and everyday name
of such hill on "Larf’s hed" the plain of Larf is called, "Larfva bäsinge."
3) That is, not have any good of it, but do as a dog, when he has eaten
grass, vomit it up.
4) Schlyter and others have as heading for this code: E>ættæ är conongs
bolkær: this is the king’s code, which is shown to be spurious and does not
fit the code. Codex II: has the superscription, which is here used.
6) This meeting was held about the year 1060. The kings, who took part
in the festivities, were: Edmund goodfornothing of Sweden, Harold hardruler
of Norway and Sven Estridson of Denmark.
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