▁as ▁od els rett ▁and ▁existed ▁until ▁recent ▁times ▁in ▁Sweden ▁as ▁bör ds rä tt . ▁ ▁The ▁Norwegian ▁law ▁st ip ul ates ▁the ▁right , ▁when ▁a ▁farm ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁sold , ▁of ▁any ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁by ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁prim ogen iture , ▁to ▁buy ▁it , ▁consistent ▁with ▁Å set es rett . ▁▁ ▁If ▁the ▁property ▁is ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁stranger , ▁family ▁members ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁within ▁a ▁specified ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁( which ▁var ies ▁over ▁history , ▁but ▁ten ▁years ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁typical ▁of ▁recent ▁usage ) ▁to ▁re de em ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁price ▁paid , ▁with ▁the ▁additional ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁improvements . ▁▁ ▁If ▁there ▁is ▁controvers y , ▁app rais ers ▁are ▁appointed . ▁▁ ▁Later ▁law ▁modified ▁this , ▁so ▁that ▁an ▁owner ▁s elling ▁his ▁farm ▁may ▁determine ▁whether ▁he ▁ren oun ces ▁for ▁himself ▁and ▁he irs ▁this ▁right . ▁▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁argued ▁that ▁this ▁law ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁main st ay ▁to ▁the ▁long - last ing ▁agr arian ▁culture ▁in ▁Norway . ▁ ▁History ▁Arn f inn ▁K j ell and ▁provides ▁a ▁historical ▁perspective : ▁ ▁“ ( For ▁a ) ▁farm ▁( to ) ▁become ▁all od ium ▁by ▁gain , ▁it ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁family ▁for ▁a ▁specific ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁without ▁ob jection ▁by ▁or ▁claim ▁from ▁an ▁earlier ▁owner ▁with ▁all od ium . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁oldest