Jamtamot

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The Jamtamot was the independent Ting ( jämtl. Mot ) Jämtland on the island of Frösön in today's Sweden . It was an "allting", which meant that all jämten had the right to participate in the ting.

history

According to Icelandic sources, the Jamtamot was established after 930 by the Norwegian King Håkon the Good . A letter from three Jämtland priests to their archbishop from 1350 confirms that the Ting already existed "before the time when churches were built". The Christianization of Jämtland is documented by the rune stone from Frösön for the early 11th century .

The Jamtamot continued to exist even after the annexation of Jämtland by Norway and was only abolished by the king in 1470 and replaced by a " lagting ".

The Jamtamot was held in the so-called motsvecka, the week around March 12th , in which Jämtland's largest market (kaupstefna) took place, which lived on until 1914 as the “Gregorsmarkt”.

Function and tasks

All disputes and crimes that had occurred during the past year were tried in the motsvecka . The inheritance and purchase of lands were also legally confirmed.

The basis of all judgments and resolutions was the so-called “Jämtlandgesetz” (jamtlandslag), which was first handed down orally and later written down in the “Law Book ” (lagboken) .

Web links

• "Alltinget Jamtamot" (in Swedish)