Östgöta Law
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Östgöta Law is a medieval Swedish provincial legal code from the Östergötland region, notable as one of the earliest written records of Scandinavian customary law.
All labels observed (1)
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| Östgöta Law canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14377151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Östgöta Law Context triple: [Swedish medieval provincial laws, hasPart, Östgöta Law]
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Västgöta Law
Västgöta Law is one of the earliest known Swedish provincial law codes, originating from the Västergötland region and providing insight into medieval Scandinavian legal and social practices.
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Old Frisian law codes
Old Frisian law codes are a collection of medieval legal texts that preserve the laws, customs, and social structures of the Frisian people in the Old Frisian language.
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C.
Salic law
Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.
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D.
Ripuarian law
Ripuarian law was a medieval Germanic legal code of the Ripuarian Franks that regulated social order, property, and criminal matters within their kingdom.
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E.
Germanic customary law
Germanic customary law is the body of traditional, unwritten legal norms and practices that governed early Germanic societies and later shaped the development of medieval and modern European legal systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Östgöta Law Target entity description: Östgöta Law is a medieval Swedish provincial legal code from the Östergötland region, notable as one of the earliest written records of Scandinavian customary law.
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A.
Västgöta Law
Västgöta Law is one of the earliest known Swedish provincial law codes, originating from the Västergötland region and providing insight into medieval Scandinavian legal and social practices.
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B.
Old Frisian law codes
Old Frisian law codes are a collection of medieval legal texts that preserve the laws, customs, and social structures of the Frisian people in the Old Frisian language.
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C.
Salic law
Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.
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D.
Ripuarian law
Ripuarian law was a medieval Germanic legal code of the Ripuarian Franks that regulated social order, property, and criminal matters within their kingdom.
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E.
Germanic customary law
Germanic customary law is the body of traditional, unwritten legal norms and practices that governed early Germanic societies and later shaped the development of medieval and modern European legal systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
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