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THE LAW OF THE WEBTGOTHS. 86
Småland, Thorsten from Västergötland. From Denmark: Tolle from Jutland,
Toti and Toki from Jutland, Grimkel from Själland, Dan from Skåne,
Grimi-tun from Halland. These twelve placed six stones between the kingdoms.
The first stone on Suntru ridge, the second, in Dana creek, the third, the Kinna
stone, the fourth, on Vraksnäs, the fifth, the White stone, the sixth, the Brimsa
stone between Blekinge and Möre.
Dana 1) Island is divided into three parts. One part is owned by the king
of Upsala, the other part owns the king of the Danes, and the third part the
king of Norway owns. When they held the meeting the king of the Danes held
in the bridle of the Upsala king’s horse, and the Norwegian king held in the
stirrup.
HORO ËINGLOT SKAL SKIPTÆ.
How the thing ßnes shall be divided.
Here is told how the thing fines 2) shall be divided among the districts at
all men’s thing.
Vadsbo 3) that is a whole district. Take just as much one man as the
other. Kinda county is half a district, Valla and Kåkind counties half a
district, Valla county takes two parts and Kåkind a third.
Gudhem district. Gudhem and Frökind counties is a distrist, Frökind
county takes one fifth and Gudhem four fifths. Vilske, Ås and Mark counties
are half a district. Mark takes two fifths and Vilske and Ås divide equally
the rest.
Lung district shall part in thirds. One part is Als, Barne and Laske
counties. Barne takes two parts and Als and Laske three. Another third is
Gäsene, Veden and Ballebygd counties.
Veden and Ballebygd take one fifth, and Gäsene four fifths. Then
Ballebygd takes one fifth with Veden.
1) A little island in Dana Bay near the harbor of Gothenburg, Sweden,
where this meeting took place.
2) Fines that belonged to the state and at the thing of all men were divided
among the different counties, and then perhaps distributed by the county
thing among the citizens.
3) The proper names are spelled according to the present day orthography.
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