Laws of Wisbuy

"Laws of Visby" redirects here. For the updated 1924 Hague rules, see Hague–Visby Rules.
Laws of Wisbuy
Created1400s
PurposeMaritime law

The Laws of Wisbuy, also known as the Wisbuy Sea Law or Gotland Sea Law, was a compilation of medieval maritime laws created in the 1400s. These laws themselves originated from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The Wisbuy Sea Law did not originate in Wisbuy (but obtained its name, it has been assumed, because the exemplar of the first printed edition (the first to mention Wisbuy and Gotland) was kept in Wisbuy (now Visby, capital of the island of Gotland).

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