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norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Fred and Grace Hatton"
<hatton@...> wrote:
>
> What is the sheep letter about?? Is it online in the original?
> Grace
> Fred and Grace Hatton
> Hawley Pa
>
It was a document from 1295 for the Shetland, Orkney
and Faeroe Islands, maybe Iceland as well. It regulated
land use and economic affairs. I have also seen it
referred to as the "Soid Brevet". I haven't been able
to locate an original or a translations.
Lisa