Ethelstan's laws

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal code
gptkbp:addressed criminal offenses
land ownership
land disputes
trade regulations
social order
gptkbp:analyzes academic research
gptkbp:associatedWith King_Ethelstan's_reign
gptkbp:citedBy legal texts
gptkbp:composedOf various statutes
gptkbp:contributedTo development_of_English_law
gptkbp:createdBy King_Ethelstan
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:discusses legal history studies
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:enforces local authorities
gptkbp:established legal accountability
legal standards
court procedures
community responsibilities
gptkbp:formed basis for future legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ethelstan's laws
gptkbp:includes provisions for trade
provisions for public safety
provisions for the poor
provisions for the church
provisions for military service
provisions for guilds
penalties for murder
penalties for perjury
penalties for theft
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:English_common_law
subsequent monarchs' laws
Danish_law
Norman_law
subsequent_English_law
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_law
gptkbp:maintainedBy manuscripts
gptkbp:promoted Christian values
peace and stability
gptkbp:recognizes royal authority
local customs
rights of children
rights of women
gptkbp:reflects feudal system
societal norms of the time
Christian_governance
gptkbp:regulates inheritance laws
marriage laws
gptkbp:servedIn foundation for later laws
gptkbp:significance first comprehensive legal code in England
gptkbp:yearEstablished 10th century