Laws of Cnut
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The Laws of Cnut are a set of early 11th-century legal codes issued by King Cnut the Great that consolidated and revised existing English and Danish laws in his Anglo-Scandinavian kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laws of Cnut canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11280676 — 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 Cnut Context triple: [Anglo-Saxon law, codifiedIn, Laws of Cnut]
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A.
Laws of King Liutprand
The Laws of King Liutprand are a significant 8th-century Lombard legal code that expanded and revised earlier Lombard legislation, reflecting the kingdom’s evolving social and political structures.
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B.
Laws of Hywel Dda
The Laws of Hywel Dda are a medieval Welsh legal code traditionally attributed to King Hywel the Good, notable for its relatively progressive provisions on women’s rights, compensation, and social order in Wales.
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C.
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.
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D.
Old Frisian law codes
Old Frisian law codes are a collection of medieval legal texts that preserve the laws, customs, and social structures of the Frisian people in the Old Frisian language.
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E.
Edictum Rothari
The Edictum Rothari is a 7th-century Lombard law code issued by King Rothari that represents one of the earliest written compilations of Germanic customary law in 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 Cnut Target entity description: The Laws of Cnut are a set of early 11th-century legal codes issued by King Cnut the Great that consolidated and revised existing English and Danish laws in his Anglo-Scandinavian kingdom.
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A.
Laws of King Liutprand
The Laws of King Liutprand are a significant 8th-century Lombard legal code that expanded and revised earlier Lombard legislation, reflecting the kingdom’s evolving social and political structures.
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B.
Laws of Hywel Dda
The Laws of Hywel Dda are a medieval Welsh legal code traditionally attributed to King Hywel the Good, notable for its relatively progressive provisions on women’s rights, compensation, and social order in Wales.
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C.
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.
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D.
Old Frisian law codes
Old Frisian law codes are a collection of medieval legal texts that preserve the laws, customs, and social structures of the Frisian people in the Old Frisian language.
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E.
Edictum Rothari
The Edictum Rothari is a 7th-century Lombard law code issued by King Rothari that represents one of the earliest written compilations of Germanic customary law in medieval Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon law code
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medieval legal code ⓘ royal legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Anglo-Scandinavian kingdom of Cnut
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Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| author | Cnut the Great ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Danish legal custom
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earlier English law ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| date | early 11th century ⓘ |
| follows |
Laws of Alfred
ⓘ
linked to:
King Alfred's laws
Laws of Edgar ⓘ Laws of Ine ⓘ
linked to:
Laws of Ine of Wessex
Laws of Æthelred ⓘ
linked to:
Laws of Æthelred the Unready
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| genre | law code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
I Cnut
ⓘ
linked to:
Cnut the Great
II Cnut ⓘ
linked to:
Cnut the Great
|
| historicalContext |
Anglo-Scandinavian rule in England
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reign of Cnut the Great ⓘ |
| inForceIn | 11th-century England ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Cnut the Great ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Anglo-Saxon law ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed provisions on church rights
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integration of Scandinavian and English legal traditions ⓘ strong assertion of royal authority ⓘ |
| purpose |
consolidation of English and Danish laws
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maintenance of peace and justice ⓘ |
| regulates |
levels of wergild
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payment of church dues ⓘ relations between laity and clergy ⓘ use of ordeals in legal proof ⓘ |
| subject |
Sabbath observance
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church privileges ⓘ compensation tariffs ⓘ criminal law ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ feud regulation ⓘ harbouring outlaws ⓘ homicide ⓘ oaths and ordeals ⓘ public order ⓘ royal authority ⓘ royal fines ⓘ theft ⓘ tithes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Anglo-Saxon England
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High Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Laws of Cnut Description of subject: The Laws of Cnut are a set of early 11th-century legal codes issued by King Cnut the Great that consolidated and revised existing English and Danish laws in his Anglo-Scandinavian kingdom.
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