land from his family to the daughters who were closer in succession, the daughters had a right to buy it back from the male relatives. See also Allodial title Ancient Norwegian property laws Odal (rune) Udal law Odelsrett in Norwegian Wikipedia (in Norwegian) References Gjerset, Knut (1917). History of the Norwegian People. MacMillan. The article Bördsrätt in Nordisk familjebok. Property law of Norway Law of Norway Succession acts