| A lawspeaker was a highly respected, learned individual in [[Viking]] age society responsible for memorizing, reciting, and interpreting the laws at [[:gaz:thing|Things]]. They essentially presided over the legal proceedings, acting as a living repository of the oral law. | A law-speaker was a highly respected, learned individual in [[Viking]] age society responsible for memorizing, reciting, and interpreting the laws at [[:gaz:thing|Things]]. They essentially presided over the legal proceedings, acting as a living repository of the oral law. |
