Laws of Cnut

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Canute's_Laws
gptkbp:appliesTo subjects of England
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkbp:dateCreated c. 1020–1023
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:II_Cnut
I Cnut
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Laws_of_Æthelred
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important source for Anglo-Saxon law
shows integration of Danish and English legal traditions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laws of Cnut
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_law
Swedish law
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Quadripartitus
gptkb:Textus_Roffensis
gptkbp:provides punishments for theft
rules for compensation
protection of the church
protection of widows and orphans
regulation of feuds
regulation of tithes
rules for oaths
gptkbp:purpose maintain order
regulate society
define penalties for crimes
regulate church-state relations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkb:Danelaw
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_law
gptkbp:subject gptkb:law
gptkb:crime
governance
canon law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6