https://www.isegoria.net/2016/10/big-viking-families/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2016/10/big-viking-families/comment-page-1/#comment-2498837 Isegoria Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:13:22 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40902#comment-2498837 David Friedman has written on the private creation and enforcement of law of saga-era Iceland.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2016/10/big-viking-families/comment-page-1/#comment-2498806 Bert Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:46:10 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40902#comment-2498806 The Icelandic legal system depended on private initiative. More precisely: when someone was found guilty, the court gave the victim’s family the right to retaliate.

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