History - Crime and Punishment - Medieval Times - Punishments

1000-1500:

Punishments:

Wergild:

• Saxons relied heavily on system of fines
• Compensation paid to victims or their families
• Level calculated and set through king's laws
• Not about retribution, made further violence less likely
• Unequal system: different levels for social class or nationality
• Used for physical injury, different body parts had different prices

Capital and Corporal Punishment:

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