Anglo-Saxon law codes

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal code
gptkbp:addressed family law
contract law
crimes
property rights
gptkbp:are historical documents
oral traditions
cultural artifacts
legal precedents
regional variations
subject to interpretation
written records
part of legal history
important for historians
compiled over centuries
influential texts
studied in legal studies
gptkbp:contributedTo common law
gptkbp:designedBy monks
gptkbp:documentedIn social_hierarchy
gptkbp:enforces local courts
gptkbp:established local governance
social order
gptkbp:governedBy King
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anglo-Saxon law codes
gptkbp:includes dispute resolution
fines
punishments
oaths
imprisonment
trial by ordeal
capital punishment
community responsibilities
wergild
gptkbp:influenced legal terminology
subsequent legal reforms
English_legal_system
gptkbp:influencedBy Germanic_law
gptkbp:inheritsFrom Norman_law
gptkbp:maintainedBy manuscripts
gptkbp:notableEvent Laws of Alfred
Laws of Cnut
Laws of Æthelbert
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:provides legal framework
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:reflects societal values
tribal_customs
gptkbp:regulates divorce
inheritance
marriage
land tenure
gptkbp:shape medieval law
gptkbp:signature customary laws
gptkbp:timePeriod Early Middle Ages