Law
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inches
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As the Danish Vikings settled the northern lands of England, they brought with them a judicial and administrative system known as the 'Danelaw'. The civilized nature of these
Scandinavians gave away to peaceful settlements based upon farming communities. Similarly, in the islands of the Faroes and Shetlands, a degree of law and order reigned, which
gave a semblance of personal security to the new settlers. On Iceland the Althing, or people’s assembly, was established in 930 AD; to legislate and dispense justice.
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Terror
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But things were different in Norway and Denmark. Turbulent times troubled the people. King Håkon the Good of Norway, had drawn up legal codes, the Gulathing and Frostathing,
and though a Christian, stayed his hand at enforcing his religious beliefs on the people of his country. His good deeds came too little: In 960 AD King Håkon was slain and
replaced by a man of sharp contrasts named Harald Greycloak who sought, through terror and force, to suppress all heathen sacrificial practices. Harald in turn was killed, but
his death did not resolve the internal strife that continued to exist within and between the two countries of Norway and Denmark
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