A Lawspeaker Simulator • Viking Age Iceland

A Small Historical Game

This is a simple text-based browser game where you play as a Lawspeaker in medieval Iceland. You'll hear legal disputes and try to apply the correct historical laws to resolve them.

Please note: This game was made quickly for a game jam, so it's quite rough around the edges. I went with a text-based approach due to time constraints, and since I was learning HTML/CSS/JS game development as I went, you may encounter some technical quirks along the way!

What You'll Do

• Read 8 legal cases of increasing difficulty
• Enter your "Mental Palace" to select relevant laws
• Try to make good judgements to maintain your reputation
• See how your choices affect your standing as Lawspeaker

Historical Research

While the game itself is simple, I did try to make the legal content historically accurate using:

• Real Icelandic Grágás law codes
• Historical sources from Hurstwic and Regia Anglorum
• Saga-inspired case scenarios

Content Note

This depicts medieval legal practices including slavery, violence, and period gender roles - all presented in historical context.

Technical Notes

This is a web-based game that should work in most modern browsers. If you experience any issues, it's likely because I was figuring out web game development as I built it!

Created for the 11th Historically Accurate Game Jam