Scanian law is the oldest Danish provincial law and one of the first Nordic provincial laws to be written down. The Scanian Law manuscripts are collections of the customary law practiced in the land. They are records of existing legal codes that addressed issues such as heritage, property rights, use of common land, farming and fishing rights, marriage, murder, rape, vandalism and the role of different authorities. Besides provisions reflecting older customs, the manuscripts contain law provisions that demonstrate the growing influence of the Crown in Denmark. The Scanian Law was assumed to be set between 1202 and 1216. It was used in the geographic region of Danish Skåneland, which at the time included Scania, Halland, Blekinge and island of Bornholm.