Law of Æthelberht

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Æthelberht's_Code
gptkbp:contains laws on property
laws on theft
laws on violence
laws on marriage
laws on compensation
laws on social status
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kent
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Æthelberht_of_Kent
gptkbp:dateCreated early 7th century
gptkbp:firstPublished 12th century manuscript
gptkbp:historicalName conversion of Kent to Christianity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Law of Æthelberht
gptkbp:influenced later Anglo-Saxon law codes
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:notableFor mention of church and clergy
use of fines (wergild)
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 90
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Textus_Roffensis
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kent
gptkbp:significance earliest surviving code of Anglo-Saxon law
gptkbp:subjectOf historical legal studies
Anglo-Saxon history research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4