The Mediaeval Journal 11:2 (2021)

Special Issue: Law and Ritual in the Middle Ages, edited by Jenny Benham, Helle Vogt, and Matthew McHaffie

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Introduction
JENNY BENHAM, HELLE VOGT, MATTHEW MCHAFFIE

Compurgation and Ritualization in Medieval Norway
OLE-ALBERT RØNNING NORDBY

The Emergence of the Ordeal in Anglo-Saxon England
STEFAN JURASINSKI

Miracle and Mandate: A Case Study of Sanctification at the Intersection of Ritual and Law
KIM ESMARK

Norms and Rituals of Conflict Settlement in Foreign Affairs in the High Middle Ages
HERMANN KAMP

Anger in Court: A Multifaceted Ritual Display
HANS JACOB ORNING

Law, Ritual, and Punishment: The Consequences of Making War Against the King in High Medieval England and Norway
LOUISA TAYLOR

Access to Courtrooms in the Late Medieval Town Halls of the Low Countries
NATHAN VAN KLEIJ

The Danish Assemblies – An Arena for Ritualised Legal Action
PER ANDERSEN AND HELLE VOGT

Mercy and ‘Law’s Violence’: Pardoning Fines in Western France, c.1030–c.1170
MATTHEW MCHAFFIE