[gothic-l] VästgötaBengtsson

[Tore Gannholm]

>Sixten Bengtsson, "Västgötabengtsson", has passed away. He died
>Sunday morning in the service-house Bagaren in Skövde reports
>radio Skaraborg. Sixten Bengtsson worked all his life for the
>spread of knowledge about Västergötland and its history. He
>interviewed for example some  older people about local traditions,
>held some 5000 lectures and wrote about 20 books. He also tried to
>find the original text of the Västgöta law*. He was awarded  a
>honorary doctorate title at Göteborgs University. He reached the
>age of 92.
>
>*13th century, Sweden's oldest law book (my comment).

As I have earlier pointed out, when Swedes talk about oldest things they
don't include Gotland as it at that time was an independant republic.

The Gotlandic law is written down earlier, about 1220
Tore

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>F.Y.I.
>Siegmund
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