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Magnus VI of Norway

1238–1280 · 13th century · Also known as Magnus the Lawmender, Magnus Lagabøte

Magnus VI, called the Lawmender, was King of Norway from 1263 to 1280. He gave Norway a single national law code, the Landslov of 1274, and a town law in 1276, replacing the regional laws. By the Treaty of Perth in 1266 he ceded the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Scotland while keeping Orkney and Shetland.

Magnus VI of Norway
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