Anglo Saxon Crime and Punishment

Anglo Saxon

• 2 main types of authority - Church and King
• Believed in an eye for an eye
• Religion didn't play an important role in punishments

Types of punishments

• Werguid- fine payed from the criminal to the victim
• Mutilation - cutting of hands/ear/nose - used for punishing theft from the authority
• Execution - used for serious crimes 
• Outlaws - accused person who didn't come to their trial
• Prisons- only used for holding the accused before a trial. 
• Most Punishments were…