"Lagsaga" or "landsaga" is the origin to the Swedish provinces called "Landskap". Before the early Middle Age when we got the provincial laws (landskapslagar), there were so called heathen laws. During the time of the provincial laws in the 13th century, the provinces coincided with the Lagsaga. A Lagsaga was a region which had a common law. The provinces Gotland, Närke, Värmland, Västergötland with Dalsland included, Västmanland and Östergötland had a Lagsaga of their own. To the Lagsaga of Östergötland were the administrative county districts in the north of Småland and the province and island Öland also included. The lagsaga of the province Hälsingland included the rest of the north of Sweden and the Swedish settlement in Finland. The rest of Finland consisted of one Lagsaga.