New information about Celtiberian society and rights: livestock law
Keywords:
Iberian Peninsula, Celtiberians, cattle farmers’ courts, seven-member Celtiberian federations, major Celtic festivals (Beltene, Samain).
Abstract
Basing himself on various medieval documents by means of which the monarchs of the Crown of Aragon reinstituted a special common law court (the tribunal del ligallo) in order for stray cattle to be returned to their owners, the author traces the origin of this court to an extremely ancient Celtiberian institution and reconstructs its functioning and role in the Celtiberian societies of the Iberian Peninsula. This court of justice, typical of all the seven-member clusters (oppida) of the Celtiberian world, met twice a year, its sessions coinciding with the two major festivals of Beltene (1 May) and Samain (1 November), and its mission was to resolve all the livestock disputes that arose within each ethnic community. The name ligallo is a Latin/Roman loan translation of the word Samain/Samuhin.Downloads
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Published
2012-06-23
How to Cite
Fernández Nieto F. J. (2012). New information about Celtiberian society and rights: livestock law. Gerión. Revista de Historia Antigua, 29(1), 37-58. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_GERI.2011.v29.n1.39043
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