Gulathing law
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The Gulathing law was one of medieval Norway’s oldest and most important regional law codes, governing legal, social, and economic matters in western Norway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulathing law canonical | 1 |
| Gulating law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11017392 — 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: Gulathing law Context triple: [Norwegian levies, legalBasis, Gulathing law]
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A.
Gutland law
Gutland law is a medieval legal code from the island of Gotland that governed local rights, obligations, and judicial practices.
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B.
Nunuku’s Law
Nunuku’s Law is a foundational Moriori pacifist code that forbids warfare and violence, shaping the community’s identity and social conduct.
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C.
Thesavalamai law
Thesavalamai law is a traditional set of customary laws governing property, inheritance, and family matters among the Tamil inhabitants of northern Sri Lanka.
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D.
Gutalagen
Gutalagen is a medieval legal code from the island of Gotland, written in Old Gutnish and detailing the laws and customs of its inhabitants.
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E.
Garrow's Law
Garrow's Law is a British historical legal drama television series that follows the pioneering 18th-century barrister William Garrow as he challenges the injustices of the Georgian legal system.
- 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: Gulathing law Target entity description: The Gulathing law was one of medieval Norway’s oldest and most important regional law codes, governing legal, social, and economic matters in western Norway.
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A.
Gutland law
Gutland law is a medieval legal code from the island of Gotland that governed local rights, obligations, and judicial practices.
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B.
Nunuku’s Law
Nunuku’s Law is a foundational Moriori pacifist code that forbids warfare and violence, shaping the community’s identity and social conduct.
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C.
Thesavalamai law
Thesavalamai law is a traditional set of customary laws governing property, inheritance, and family matters among the Tamil inhabitants of northern Sri Lanka.
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D.
Gutalagen
Gutalagen is a medieval legal code from the island of Gotland, written in Old Gutnish and detailing the laws and customs of its inhabitants.
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E.
Garrow's Law
Garrow's Law is a British historical legal drama television series that follows the pioneering 18th-century barrister William Garrow as he challenges the injustices of the Georgian legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Norwegian law code
ⓘ
regional law code ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Gulating law province
ⓘ
western Norway ⓘ
linked to:
Western Norway
|
| associatedWith | Gulating assembly ⓘ |
| basedOn | oral legal tradition ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | written law code ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Norway ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier customary law of western Norway ⓘ |
| follows | thing tradition of the Gulathing assembly ⓘ |
| governed |
military service duties
ⓘ
obligations to the king ⓘ relations between free farmers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Christian law section
ⓘ
inheritance provisions ⓘ penal provisions ⓘ procedural provisions ⓘ secular law section ⓘ ship law provisions ⓘ |
| influenced |
Magnus Lagabøte’s national law code
ⓘ
later Norwegian national law codes ⓘ |
| language |
Old Norse
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Norse language
Old Norwegian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Norwegian medieval law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gulathing ⓘ |
| parallelWith |
Borgarthing law
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Eidsivathing law ⓘ Frostathing law ⓘ
linked to:
Frostating
|
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| regionServed | coastal districts of western Norway ⓘ |
| regulates |
church–secular relations
ⓘ
compensation and fines ⓘ criminal offenses ⓘ divorce ⓘ economic matters ⓘ inheritance ⓘ land tenure ⓘ legal matters ⓘ marriage ⓘ procedural law ⓘ property law ⓘ social matters ⓘ trade and commerce ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the most important medieval Norwegian law codes
ⓘ
one of the oldest Norwegian regional law codes ⓘ |
| startTime | 11th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Nordic legal history
ⓘ
legal history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gulathing law Description of subject: The Gulathing law was one of medieval Norway’s oldest and most important regional law codes, governing legal, social, and economic matters in western Norway.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gulathing law