Medieval Swedish provincial laws as example of resilience?

Abstract

In the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, the customary laws of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden were put in writing. Representatives of the crown, the Catholic Church, and the local magnates were involved in these processes. The research question that this paper seeks to answer is whether the Nordic provincial laws acted as not only instruments of power but also as instruments of resilience in relation to learned law and influences foreign to the local communities, political authorities, or both.