Laws of Æthelberht

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:law
gptkbp:addresses gptkb:murder
slavery
violence
gptkbp:album gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:applies_to nobility and commoners
gptkbp:contains laws on inheritance
laws regarding compensation
laws regarding marriage
laws regarding theft
laws on land ownership
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Æthelberht_of_Kent
gptkbp:discusses property rights
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:social_hierarchy
legal procedures
community responsibility
fines for offenses
gptkbp:focus social order
gptkbp:has_sections over 90
gptkbp:historical_context Anglo-Saxon England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laws of Æthelberht
gptkbp:impact influenced later legal codes
gptkbp:includes provisions for the church
provisions for oaths
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:influences medieval law
subsequent English law
gptkbp:is_compared_to gptkb:Laws_of_Alfred
Laws of Ine
gptkbp:is_considered foundation of English law
gptkbp:is_part_of Anglo-Saxon law tradition
gptkbp:is_referenced_in historical studies
gptkbp:is_studied_in legal historians
gptkbp:language Old English
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:manuscripts
gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:oral_tradition
gptkbp:provides guidelines for disputes
protection for the vulnerable
insight into early English society
gptkbp:reflects Christian values
pagan traditions
societal values of the time
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:economic_policies
gptkbp:serves_as gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:significance one of the earliest written legal codes in England
gptkbp:year_created c. 602-604
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_law_codes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6