10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WERGELD»
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wergeld in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Widows in Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Britain
One immediately notices that men's wergeld was no higher than women's. The
highest wergeld, that of members of the king's household, reached 1200 shillings
. The same amount was mentioned in Alfred's laws concerning 'a young
betrothed ...
Marie-Françoise Alamichel, 2008
2
Anglo-Saxon Deviant Burial Customs
By the same reckoning, high-ranking individuals had an equivalent wergeld of
6,000 silver pence, 1,200 silver shilllings in Wessex (I 19) and 300 gold shillings
in Kent (H&E 1) during the seventh century. By the later ninth century Alfred's
laws ...
3
studies on anglo-saxon institutions
times the wergeld of an ordinary thegn. Unfortunately none of the other laws give
us any information on this subject. It would however hardly be safe to conclude
from their silence that the earl in the South of England had no wergeld distinct ...
4
The Evolution of the Money Standard in Medieval Frisia: A ...
APPENDIX I SURVEY OF WERGELDS IN MEDIEVAL FRISIA In this Appendix
the wergeld hypothesis is tried out tentatively in a number of cases found in the
documents. For each case the silver equivalence of the wergeld amount is ...
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The Laws of the Salian Franks
Also to kill a person and conceal the crime (e.g., burn the body) required a
payment three times the normal wergeld (Cap. I, LXX). Royal service also
increased a man's wergeld. The count's wergeld was 600 solidi (LIV, 1), the
wergeld of a ...
6
The Cult of Kingship in Anglo-Saxon England: The Transition ...
the Northleoda Laga and Myrcna Laga a double wergeld is assigned to the king,
the Mercians stating that 'on account of the kingship there belongs a second
equal sum as compensation in payment for a king. The wergeld belongs to the ...
In fact, the ambiguity of the wergeld payment is the main reason why this law is
unlike all other Germanic laws that punish the same offence. Although the text
seems to be quite straightforward, interpretations vary widely: it is arguable that
the ...
Michael Lapidge, Malcolm Godden, Simon Keynes, 2007
8
The English Historical Review
... but ought they not rather to be brought into connexion with the very striking
characteristics which distinguish Kentish society from that of the other kingdoms,
in particular ,hat the ceorl possessed a wergeld two or three times as great as
that of ...
Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, 1906
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The Legal Protection of Woman Among the Ancient Germans
a freeman.1 If a pregnant woman was slain, the full wergeld was to be paid for
the woman and half a wergeld for the child.2 Whenever the wergeld for men was
given without specifically mentioning the wergeld of women, it may be taken for ...
William Rullkoetter, 1900
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The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and ...
wergeld*, "man-money"). Notionally at least, the central figure in society was the
freeman (Anglo-Saxon ceorP, Irish bo-aireY, his wergeld in Wessex was 200
shillings, in Ireland, five milch-cows. But below the freeman (and normally owned
by ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WERGELD»
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wergeld is used in the context of the following news items.
Greece, honour and the ancient ties of wergeld
Modern Europe is witnessing an enactment of an ancient law known as wergeld. Greece is expected to continue paying, not until its financial debt has been ... «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
Wergeld, le metal droit venu du fond des âges débarque à Angoulême
La conquête de la Gaule par les Francs, "période dont on ne sait pas encore grand chose", selon le leader de Wergeld, grand passionné d'histoire. «Charente Libre, Jun 15»
Vaguely empowering: Is adultery a choice for women?
Under this code, adultery resulted in the interloper having to pay the husband his wergeld (bride price) and procure a second wife for the husband with his own ... «Daily News & Analysis, Mar 15»
Kodansha announces 'Attack on Titan' spinoff, other licenses
Die Wergelder, by Hiroaki Samura: This manga about three female killers who battle over money (“Wergeld” is German for the compensation paid by a killer to ... «Comic Book Resources, Jan 15»
D'aujourd'hui à avant-hier. Un évolutionnisme bien tempéré
... constituent pas une richesse socialement utile, donnant accès à la réputation et au pouvoir, alimentant des institutions tels le prix de la fiancée ou le wergeld. «Revues.org, Oct 14»
Blutgeld-App in Abu Dhabi für Verkehrstote Sühne leisten
Es hieß im germanischen Recht "Wergeld" (vom Althochdeutschen "wer" d.h. Mann). Dann aber hielten im traditionsvergessenen Europa die Aufklärung, ... «DIE WELT, Sep 14»
Privatizar las víctimas
... ha mirado siempre con desconfianza por la inevitable tensión a que están sometidas, la de buscar su wergeld haciendo del delito una cuestión particular. «El País.com, Nov 13»
Aux origines de la monnaie par Alain Testart
... obligations sociales : payer le prix du sang dans la coutume répandue du wergeld et, surtout, payer le prix de la fiancée, coutume plus répandue encore et qui ... «Egalité et Réconciliation, Sep 13»
Une lecture instructive à propos de la naissance des inégalités
... comme le « prix de la fiancée » ou le « prix du sang » [ = le Wergeld des Francs]. Mais les sociétés inégalitaires restent différentes des sociétés de classe, ... «Le Club de Mediapart, Jul 13»
Impressionen und Gedanken zum Ramadan 2013 18 Stunden …
... die zusätzlich dafür ein Wergeld an die Angehörigen zahlen und einen Sklaven befreien sollen. Bei Ausfall des Letzteren gilt es als Ersatzpflicht, zwei Monate ... «Deutsch Türkisches Journal, Jul 13»
