▁until ▁she ▁married ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁her ▁rights ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁her ▁husband . ▁ ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁inherit ▁in ▁itself ▁applied ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁pat ernal ▁a unt , ▁pat ernal ▁nie ce ▁and ▁pat ernal ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased , ▁who ▁were ▁all ▁named ▁as ▁od alk vin na , ▁but ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁inherit ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁a ▁right ▁which ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁inherited ▁by ▁the ▁daughter ▁or ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁a ▁dead ▁man . ▁ ▁The ▁ring k vin na ▁had ▁the ▁specific ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁to ▁perform ▁all ▁the ▁tasks ▁normally ▁performed ▁by ▁a ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁such ▁as , ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁demand ▁and ▁receive ▁fin es ▁for ▁the ▁sla ugh ter ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁member . ▁If ▁she ▁married , ▁however , ▁these ▁rights ▁were ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁her ▁sp ouse . ▁These ▁rights ▁were ▁ ▁preserved ▁also ▁after ▁Christian ization ▁although ▁they ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁disappeared ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁they ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁mentioned ▁in ▁any ▁law ▁texts . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Bir ka ▁female ▁Vik ing ▁war rior ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁Borg ström ▁Eva ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁Mak al ö sa ▁kv inn or : ▁kö ns ö ver sk rid are ▁i ▁my t ▁och ▁ver kl igh et ▁( Sto ck holm : ▁Alf ab eta / An amma ) ▁▁▁▁ ▁Oh land er