Saxon Crime and Punishment
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- SAXON CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 400-1066
- CRIMES
- Theft of money
- Theft of food
- Theft of low value belongings
- Violent crimes were a small minority of cases
- Murder
- Treason against the King
- Arson
- Betraying your lord
- PUNISHMENTS
- WERGILD - money fines paid to victims as compensation. If you couldn't pay then you were sent into slavery
- BLOOD FEUD - the victims family had the right to track down and kill the murderer
- CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
- Execution for more serious crimes
- OUTLAWED - an accused person who didn't go to court was OUTLAWED so no longer had the protection of the law
- POLICING
- NO POLICE FORCE
- TITHING - (group of ten men all over the age of 12) - if one broke the law, they had to take them to court or pay the fine to the victim
- CRIMES
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