Bjarkey laws — The Bjarkey laws (Old Swedish: biærköa rætter , Old Icelandic: bjarkeyjar rettr , Norwegian: bjarkøretten , Danish: bjærkeret , birkeret ) were the laws and privileges of medieval Scandinavian merchant towns (birks).In Norway, the Bjarkey laws… … Wikipedia
Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast — Primorsk ( ru. Приморск; fi. Koivisto; sv. Björkö [ [http://runeberg.org/nfbc/0308.html Björkö names and Bjarkey law] . See also article on Bjarkey laws for the name s probable connection to old Scandinavian trade legislation.] ) is a coastal… … Wikipedia
Birk (market place) — Birk ( biærk , berck , byrck ) was during the Scandinavian Middle Ages the name for a demarkated area, especially a town or a market place, with its own laws and privileges, the Bjarkey laws.In Denmark, the name was to be used also for other… … Wikipedia
Medieval Scandinavian laws — The Medieval Scandinavian laws were originally memorized by the lawspeakers, but after the end of the Viking Age they were committed to writing. Initially they were geographically limited to minor jurisdictions ( lögsögur ), and the Bjarkey laws… … Wikipedia
1345 — The year 1345 was a Julian calendar year in the 14th century, in the midst of a period in world history often referred to as the Late Middle Ages. During this year on the Asian continent, the several divisions of the old Mongol Empire were in a… … Wikipedia
Norse law — The Norse laws were originally memorized by the lawspeakers, but after the end of the Viking Age they were committed to writing. Initially they were geographically limited to minor jurisdictions (lögsögur), and the Bjarkey laws concerned various… … Wikipedia
