ABSTRACT
A father and a mother are to decide on their daughters’ marriages if they are alive. But if they are dead, the closest paternal kinsmen are to decide. The person responsible for the woman’s marriage (giftingarmaðr) is to determine a dowry and counter-gift for their kinswoman according to what they negotiate. And they are [to decide] the date of the wedding. If they disagree on the marriage contract, the man who betroths himself is to benefit from his witnesses, two people who were present, regarding what was said about the dowry. If they disagree about the counter-gift, the person responsible for the woman’s marriage is to benefit from their witnesses according to the previous conditions.
