Gutland law
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Gutland law is a medieval legal code from the island of Gotland that governed local rights, obligations, and judicial practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gutland law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3441667 — 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: Gutland law Context triple: [Gutalagen, hasAlternativeName, Gutland law]
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A.
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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B.
Brabantine customary law
Brabantine customary law was the traditional body of regional legal customs and practices that governed much of the historical Duchy of Brabant in the Low Countries.
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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.
Brehon law
Brehon law was the traditional, clan-based legal system of early Gaelic Ireland, characterized by customary judgments, restitution over punishment, and the authority of professional jurists called brehons.
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E.
Oathlaw
Oathlaw is a small rural village in the Angus council area of eastern Scotland, characterized by its agricultural surroundings and historic parish setting.
- 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: Gutland law Target entity description: Gutland law is a medieval legal code from the island of Gotland that governed local rights, obligations, and judicial practices.
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A.
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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B.
Brabantine customary law
Brabantine customary law was the traditional body of regional legal customs and practices that governed much of the historical Duchy of Brabant in the Low Countries.
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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.
Brehon law
Brehon law was the traditional, clan-based legal system of early Gaelic Ireland, characterized by customary judgments, restitution over punishment, and the authority of professional jurists called brehons.
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E.
Oathlaw
Oathlaw is a small rural village in the Angus council area of eastern Scotland, characterized by its agricultural surroundings and historic parish setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical legal text
ⓘ
law code ⓘ medieval legal code ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Gotland ⓘ |
| basedOn | customary law of Gotland ⓘ |
| chronology | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| governs |
Gotlandic communities
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local assemblies on Gotland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions on contracts
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provisions on criminal offenses ⓘ provisions on inheritance ⓘ provisions on property rights ⓘ rules of court procedure ⓘ rules on fines and compensation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval Scandinavia ⓘ |
| language | Old Gutnish ⓘ |
| languageFamily | North Germanic languages ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil law
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criminal law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Germanic customary law
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medieval Scandinavian law ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | island of Gotland ⓘ |
| region | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| regulates |
judicial practices
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local rights ⓘ obligations ⓘ |
| usedBy |
inhabitants of Gotland
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local courts on Gotland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gutland law Description of subject: Gutland law is a medieval legal code from the island of Gotland that governed local rights, obligations, and judicial practices.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.