Anglo-Saxon Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:characterized_by customary law
gptkbp:deals_with family law
criminal offenses
inheritance
property rights
contracts
torts
land tenure
gptkbp:emphasizes compensation
local customs
community responsibility
gptkbp:enforces local lords
kings
gptkbp:established gptkb:laws_of_Æthelbert
laws of Alfred the Great
laws of Cnut
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anglo-Saxon Law
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Witenagemot
trial by ordeal
oath-taking
wergild
Tithings
Hundred courts
gptkbp:influenced English common law
legal traditions in the UK
gptkbp:influenced_by Germanic law
gptkbp:is_applied_in local courts
royal courts
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:Norman_Conquest
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkbp:is_notable_for its emphasis on community
its influence on modern law
its local governance
its compensation system
its trial procedures
gptkbp:is_practiced_in gptkb:Anglo-Saxons
gptkbp:is_related_to medieval law
customary law
feudal law
gptkbp:is_studied_in legal history
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:England
gptkbp:replaced_by Norman law
gptkbp:time_period 5th to 11th centuries
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Roman_law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6