Wergild, compensation and penance: the monetary logic of early medieval conflict resolution

"This volume offers the first comprehensive account of the monetary logic that guided the payment of wergild and blood money in early medieval conflict resolution. In the early middle ages, wergild played multiple roles: it was used to measure a person's status, to prevent and end conflict...

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Other Authors: Bothe, Lukas (Editor), Esders, Stefan 1963- (Editor), Nijdam, Han 1969- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2021]
Series:Medieval law and its practice volume 31
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Summary:"This volume offers the first comprehensive account of the monetary logic that guided the payment of wergild and blood money in early medieval conflict resolution. In the early middle ages, wergild played multiple roles: it was used to measure a person's status, to prevent and end conflicts, and to negotiate between an individual and the agents of statehood. This collection of interlocking essays by historians, philologists and jurists represents a major contribution to the study of law and society in Western Europe during the early Middle Ages" -- Back cover
Physical Description:VIII, 328 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9789004315105
9004315101

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