Abstract
The point of departure for the chapter is the conflict between the Norwegian and Scottish crowns over the dominion over the islands north and northwest of Scotland. The conflict was formally ended with the Treaty of Perth in 1266, where the Norwegian king Magnus the Lawmender ceded the dominion over the Hebrides and The Isle of Man to the Scottish king Alexander III in return for the latter recognizing the Norwegian king's control over the Orkneys and Shetland. The agreement is described as part of a process in which the Norwegian king's realm was more clearly defined vis-à-vis the outside world through legislation and agreements. The importance of Norwegian legislation for maintaining a separate Norwegian kingdom and society within the union of Nordic kingdoms in 1397 is described, and the rise of a Norwegian identity linked to the legislation of king Magnus the Lawmender is emphasized.
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