▁J ä mt land , ▁a ▁historical ▁province ▁( land skap ) ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁modern - day ▁Sweden ▁in ▁northern ▁Europe . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁elected ▁assemb lies ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁All ▁male ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁J ä mt land ▁province ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁attend , ▁making ▁the ▁gathered ▁con greg ation ▁rather ▁large ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁J ä mt land ▁population . ▁J amt am ót ▁was ▁held ▁ann ually ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁m ots ve ck an , ▁J ä mt land ' s ▁biggest ▁market . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁Un like ▁other ▁Sc and in av ian ▁assemb lies , ▁it ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁m ót , ▁not ▁ þ ing , ▁both ▁meaning ▁' assembly '. ▁The ▁word ▁m ót ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁e . g . ▁the ▁political ▁institution ▁W iten agem ot ▁in ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁England . ▁ ▁Function ▁The ▁J amt am ót ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁authority ▁in ▁J ä mt land ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁most ▁prominent . ▁Dis put es ▁were ▁settled ▁and ▁jud g ments ▁given ▁in ▁criminal ▁cases . ▁In ▁addition ▁the ▁assembly ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁government ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁other ▁Sc and in av ian ▁lag ting ▁areas , ▁as ▁the ▁council ▁decided ▁on ▁tax ▁issues . ▁The ▁J amt am ót ▁initially