Anglo-saxons

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  • Created on: 07-03-16 18:39
what are blood feuds?
a lengthy conflict between families involving a cycle of relalitory killings
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what is a wergeld?
payment made to the family of the murdered person
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what was tithings?
collection of ten free men. if one was accused of a crime the others made sure he went to court otherwise they paid a fine
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what were some of the punishment in Anglo-Saxon law?
fines and compensation, floggings and beatings, cutting off limbs, confiscation of property and execution
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what did Anglo-Saxon kings do?
ruled and some drew up codes of law
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what did the church do?
created new laws, innocent and guilt decided by God in trial by ordeal
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