Laws of Æthelred the Unready
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The Laws of Æthelred the Unready are a series of late 10th- and early 11th-century English legal codes issued under King Æthelred II, reflecting the administration, social order, and church relations of Anglo-Saxon England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laws of Æthelred the Unready canonical | 2 |
| Laws of Æthelred | 1 |
| Liber Regalis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11280675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laws of Æthelred the Unready Context triple: [Anglo-Saxon law, codifiedIn, Laws of Æthelred the Unready]
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La Lawe
La Lawe is a small river in northern France that flows through the town of Béthune and forms part of the region’s local waterway network.
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B.
Law of the Kings
Law of the Kings is a historic Ethiopian legal and religious code that served for centuries as the foundational basis of law and governance in Ethiopia.
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C.
Ruffhead’s Statutes
Ruffhead’s Statutes is an 18th-century printed compilation of English statutes edited by Owen Ruffhead that served as a principal authoritative collection of the laws of England before later official series superseded it.
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D.
Pericopes of Henry II
The Pericopes of Henry II is an illuminated Gospel book created around the year 1000 for the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, renowned for its lavish Ottonian miniatures and imperial iconography.
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E.
Laws of King Grimoald
The Laws of King Grimoald are a later Lombard legal code that expanded and updated the earlier Edictum Rothari under the rule of King Grimoald in early medieval Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laws of Æthelred the Unready Target entity description: The Laws of Æthelred the Unready are a series of late 10th- and early 11th-century English legal codes issued under King Æthelred II, reflecting the administration, social order, and church relations of Anglo-Saxon England.
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A.
La Lawe
La Lawe is a small river in northern France that flows through the town of Béthune and forms part of the region’s local waterway network.
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B.
Law of the Kings
Law of the Kings is a historic Ethiopian legal and religious code that served for centuries as the foundational basis of law and governance in Ethiopia.
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C.
Ruffhead’s Statutes
Ruffhead’s Statutes is an 18th-century printed compilation of English statutes edited by Owen Ruffhead that served as a principal authoritative collection of the laws of England before later official series superseded it.
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D.
Pericopes of Henry II
The Pericopes of Henry II is an illuminated Gospel book created around the year 1000 for the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, renowned for its lavish Ottonian miniatures and imperial iconography.
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E.
Laws of King Grimoald
The Laws of King Grimoald are a later Lombard legal code that expanded and updated the earlier Edictum Rothari under the rule of King Grimoald in early medieval Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon legal code
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English royal law code ⓘ medieval legal text ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
maintaining social hierarchy
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regulating relations between laity and clergy ⓘ securing public order during Viking attacks ⓘ strengthening royal authority ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | laws of King Æthelred II ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| concerns |
church relations
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coinage and economic regulation ⓘ criminal law ⓘ feud and compensation ⓘ local courts and assemblies ⓘ military obligations ⓘ oaths and ordeals ⓘ penal fines ⓘ protection of the church ⓘ public peace ⓘ royal administration ⓘ royal officials ⓘ social order ⓘ taxation and tribute ⓘ thegnly status and ranks ⓘ tithes and church dues ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date |
early 11th century
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late 10th century ⓘ |
| draftedWith |
Wulfstan, archbishop of York
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linked to:
Wulfstan of York
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| follows | laws of Edgar the Peaceful ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn | development of English common law tradition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Enham codes
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Oxford code ⓘ Rochester code ⓘ Thundersfield code ⓘ Wantage code ⓘ Woodstock code ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
canon law
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earlier Anglo-Saxon law codes ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| legalForm |
royal legislation
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secular and ecclesiastical law code ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript collections of English law ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Æthelred II of England
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linked to:
Æthelred the Unready
|
| reignOf |
Æthelred II of England
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linked to:
Æthelred the Unready
|
| studiedIn |
Anglo-Saxon legal history
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medieval church–state relations ⓘ |
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Subject: Laws of Æthelred the Unready Description of subject: The Laws of Æthelred the Unready are a series of late 10th- and early 11th-century English legal codes issued under King Æthelred II, reflecting the administration, social order, and church relations of Anglo-Saxon England.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Laws of Æthelred the Unready
linked to: Laws of Æthelred the Unready