Anglo-Saxon Crime and Punishment
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- Created on: 22-11-18 11:11
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Corporal Punishment - Physical punishment
Capital Punishment - Death penalty
Anglo-Saxon Crime and Punishment
Laws made by...
King (at top), Nobles, Bishops, Monks
Person
- Telling lies about someone / making false accusations gets your tongue cut out
- Committing adultery gets you branded with an 'A' on your forehead
Property
- If you steal a nun, you must pay a hundred and twenty shillings
- If you steal something, you get your hands cut off
Authority
- Plotting against the King (or sheltering someone who's plotted against the King) gets you put to death and you lose all your possessions
Law enforcement
Anglo-Saxons believed...
- Local communities should police each other's behaviours
- God was the final judge of guilt or innocence
- Status and position of different groups should be made clear in law
- It was a victim's (and whole community's) responsibility to seek justice if a crime was committed
- People had a duty to be loyal to their community
By the 10th century, Shires were divided into smaller areas called Hundreds
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