Lex Burgundionum

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Lex Burgundionum was an early medieval Germanic law code that regulated the lives and disputes of the Burgundian people under their kingdom in Gaul.

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Lex Burgundionum canonical 6
Lex Baiuvariorum 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic law code
barbarian law
early medieval law code
legal code
alsoKnownAs Law of the Burgundians
Lex Gundobada
appliesTo Burgundian kingdom in Gaul
coexistedWith Lex Romana Burgundionum
contains tariff of fines
dateOfCompilation early 6th century
late 5th century
distinguishesBetween Burgundians and Romans
geographicScope southeastern Gaul
hasSectionOn damage to property
homicide
injury to persons
slavery and freedmen
theft
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
early Middle Ages
influencedBy Roman imperial legislation
earlier Germanic customary practices
inForceFor Burgundian subjects
Roman provincials under Burgundian rule
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Burgundians
language Latin
legalPrinciple composition over blood-feud
socially differentiated penalties
legalSystemFor Burgundians
legalTradition Germanic customary law
Roman law
mainRedactor King Gundobad
linked to: Gundobad
preservesInformationOn Burgundian society
early medieval Gaul
promulgatedBy Gundobad
promulgatedIn Burgundian kingdom
region Burgundy
regulates civil law
compensation for injuries
criminal law
inheritance
marriage
property law
wergild payments
relatedTo other Germanic law codes
studiedIn Germanic legal history
late antique studies
medieval legal history
survivesIn medieval manuscript tradition

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Gundobad legalContribution Lex Burgundionum
Ripuarian law relatedTo Lex Baiuvariorum
linked to: Lex Burgundionum
Burgundians legalCode Lex Burgundionum
Lex Saxonum relatedTo Lex Baiuvariorum
linked to: Lex Burgundionum
Germanic customary law codifiedIn Lex Burgundionum
Frankish customary law hasPart Lex Burgundionum
Frankish customary law codifiedIn Lex Burgundionum