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crimes in anglo saxon england.
the crimes named were all considered as serious crimes:
treason, revolt, sheltering criminals, blasphemy and heresy.
most crimes were demanded as wergild which was a fine paid to the victim or the victims family if murder was committed.
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aims of punishments
the leader of the village would use the laws that were written by the king to decide the appropriate punishment for the crime committed.
the church and the local lords did have the power to decide a punishment. the church did have their own courts and a d
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aims of punishments prt 2
crimes such as treason against the king or betraying your lord were thought to be serious crimes so they carried the death penalty.
regular offenders were punished very harshly, if they was found guilty of stealing more than once they had the chance to ge
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similarities between the punishments used in the Anglo- Saxon period and the later middle ages
in the later middle ages, they had rooms to keep criminals in who were awaiting trial. other punishment would be; fines, being placed in stocks, mutilation, or death.
a similarity would most likely be most of them apart from being placed in the stocks. A
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hue and cry
if someone was seen committing a crime, the witness would yell and the entire village would stop what they was doing and join the chase of the criminal to catch them. if someone didn't join, the whole village would have to pay a fine.
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trials
many trials that were used in the anglo saxon ages were determined by the power of god unless the king was dealing with the criminal himself.
an example would be, trial by blessed bread. if a criminal was to eat bread, guilty if 'god' made him choke and i
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the king
the king was the person who had the most power in the country and was said to be chosen by god because god would know if he was to make a good or bad leader. the king had everyones respect and any crimes committed TO or ABOUT the king was considered a ser
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wergild
this is a fine, e.g if someone was to be murdered, the criminal would be caught and have to pay a fine to the victims family and then face a punishment for committing such a crime. this later changed when they paid the kings services instead of the victim
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types of crime and punishment in norman england.
stealing- fine paid to the kings stocks or public beating or flogging
slander- tongue cut out
repeat offences- beating, maiming, hanging
poaching, murder, rebellion- execution: hanging or beheaded.
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role of the king enforcing the law
the laws were sorted by the king and the cheif legal officer in the middle ages, if villagers were unable to catch a criminal then the sherrif would form a posse to go and catch a criminal.
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tithings
this is where a group of men would form a little group and protect eachother
keep eachother out of trouble with the law
keep eachother safe
watch out for eachother
each person had to take responsibility for everyone involved in the group.
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the church and the local lords did have the power to decide a punishment. the church did have their own courts and a d

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crimes such as treason against the king or betraying your lord were thought to be serious crimes so they carried the death penalty.
regular offenders were punished very harshly, if they was found guilty of stealing more than once they had the chance to ge

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in the later middle ages, they had rooms to keep criminals in who were awaiting trial. other punishment would be; fines, being placed in stocks, mutilation, or death.
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