Re: Esrolvuli Law Affair and Petition of Translation

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 21:43:58 +0100


On 8 May 2003 at 23:29, Donald R. Oddy wrote:

> Orlanthi law is not that easy for the average european to understand
> either because the celtic and viking legal systems have largely
> disappeared although parts have been included many country's laws.

I believe the Isle of Man still retains the Viking system to some extent. At least, they hold a "Thing" every year, all spoken in Manx, and all adults on the island are expected to attend.

Maybe the problem with the Viking system was that it just didn't scale up? Only guessing, though.

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