Hey everyone, I'm trying to understand a trial scene in Knut Hamsun's Markens Grøde, and I'm not sure what exactly are the titles and positions of some of the elements here.
The words I'm struggling with are: Lagretten, Lagmannen, Dommerne.
My initial understanding was that this is a jury system, Lagretten are the jury who will eventually decide the guilt, and lagmannen is just the residing judge who keeps everything in order. however, in the end of the scene, Dommerne are those who go out of the court hall to consult and decide, and I thought this word means "judges". also, the English translation replaces Lagretten with "the court", and there is no mention of jury. Wikipedia states there were several transformation over the years from one system to another, so that just adds to my confusion.
Can anyone help me decipher this? thank you!
The words I'm struggling with are: Lagretten, Lagmannen, Dommerne.
My initial understanding was that this is a jury system, Lagretten are the jury who will eventually decide the guilt, and lagmannen is just the residing judge who keeps everything in order. however, in the end of the scene, Dommerne are those who go out of the court hall to consult and decide, and I thought this word means "judges". also, the English translation replaces Lagretten with "the court", and there is no mention of jury. Wikipedia states there were several transformation over the years from one system to another, so that just adds to my confusion.
Can anyone help me decipher this? thank you!