An introduction to the complexity which surrounds the matters of land in the northern parts of Sweden was the purpose of this thesis. The agriculture colonization, the delimitation and the development of forestry and mining business were big events which are shown from the view of property rights. The situation of the Lappish people and how their situation has changed through the history was the main theme of the thesis. Hopefully this thesis will also serve as a support while reading for example investigations published by the government and judgments by courts. Supply to the resources of nature has always been decisive for the survival of humans.

Jordberga gods är en pärla på den sydskånska slätten. Gården har gamla anor och omnämns första gången 1355. Godset brändes ned och plundrades under kriget mellan Sverige och Danmark 1644. En trelängad gård byggdes upp på samma plats på 1650-talet. Gården ändrades inte mycket efter detta, förrän Carl Adam von Nolcken tog över godset 1834.