Viking Law and Assembly Sites

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
historic site
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite Stone circle
Assembly mound
Law rock
Meeting field
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Faroe_Islands
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Isle_of_Man
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Shetland
gptkb:Orkney
gptkbp:functionedAs Legal assembly location
Political assembly location
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Viking_law
gptkbp:heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (Thingvellir)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Tinganes)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Viking Law and Assembly Sites
gptkbp:influenced Tynwald Day ceremonies
Icelandic Althing
Modern parliaments in Scandinavia
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Old_Norse
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Althing
gptkb:Thingvellir
gptkb:Frostating
gptkb:Gulating
Løgting
Tynwald
gptkbp:period 10th century
11th century
8th century
9th century
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:gathering
Dispute resolution
Law-making
Community decision-making
Judicial proceedings
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkb:Viking_Age
gptkb:Thing_(assembly)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alexandra_Sanmark
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8