Includes bibliographical references (pages [429]-443) and index.
Introduction Medieval Denmark : part of Europe -- Medieval Denmark -- The tradition : and the new paradigm -- Learned law and secular legislation -- Pt. I. Legal institutions and procedures of the provincial laws -- The Danish provincial laws -- The institutions of legal administration -- Legal procedure in the provincial laws -- Conclusion part one : procedural law in the thirteenth century -- Pt. II. Legal procedure and practice in late Medieval Denmark -- Learned tendencies and practical considerations -- Practice and regulation at the herredsting -- Landstinget : between the people and the king -- Birkeret, ting and local procedure -- The borough : continuity and consequence -- The royal court of law : the highest court -- Conclusion part two : law and practice in the late middle ages