The victim's family taking harsh revenge on the Criminal's family.
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What was the problem with blood feuds?
The retaliation would often be harsher than the original crime, and so the criminal's family would do the same to balance it out - this could go on for generations.
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What was Wergild?
Blood Money (compensation) - e.g. if you killed someone you owed a predetermined amount of money to their family.
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What was The Hew and Cry?
If a community member saw a crime being committed they could cry for other members to help them -everyone in the village was expected to help.
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What was a tithing?
A group of men responsible for each other's behaviour. If one committed a crime, the others had to bring him to justice or be punished too.
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What was the problem with blood feuds?
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The retaliation would often be harsher than the original crime, and so the criminal's family would do the same to balance it out - this could go on for generations.
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