Probably the oldest legal document in the Nordic countries: a 9th century CE iron ring fully carved with runes on both sides. From Forsa Church in Hälsingland, Sweden [1601×2911]
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Probably the oldest legal document in the Nordic countries: a 9th century CE iron ring fully carved with runes on both sides. From Forsa Church in Hälsingland, Sweden [1601×2911]
by Fuckoff555
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“[The Forsa Ring](https://www.su.se/english/news/new-interpretation-of-runes-reveals-pricing-in-viking-age-1.755018) is an iron ring from Hälsingland, dated to the 9th or 10th century. The runic inscription on the ring describes fines for a specific offense, where payment was to be made in the form of oxen and silver. The ring is believed to have been used as a door handle and is currently the oldest known preserved legal text in Scandinavia. By changing the translation of the word “auk” from the previous interpretation “and” to the new interpretation “also,” the meaning changes so that fines could be paid either with an ox or with two ore of silver. An ore was equivalent to about 25 grams of silver.”
No mention of the quality of a shipment of copper.
/end Ea-nāṣir joke
It’s like:
*”Read the terms and conditions before you enter.”*
Public misconduct in my house, oxen or silver, you decide.