Mercian law codes

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal code
gptkbp:addressed family law
criminal offenses
property rights
land tenure
gptkbp:analyzes historical documents
historical research
archaeologists
legal studies
law reviews
gptkbp:associatedWith King_Offa's_reforms
gptkbp:characterizedBy customary law
gptkbp:citedBy legal_arguments
gptkbp:composedOf various laws
gptkbp:contains inheritance laws
marriage laws
land laws
tort laws
gptkbp:designedBy legal scholars
Latin_and_Old_English
reign_of_King_Offa
gptkbp:discusses academic journals
gptkbp:documentedIn historical texts
gptkbp:enforces local courts
gptkbp:established judicial procedures
gptkbp:formed subsequent legal codes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early_English_legal_system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mercian law codes
gptkbp:includes compensation laws
penal measures
social order regulations
gptkbp:influenced common law
modern legal systems
regional laws
feudal law
European_legal_traditions
subsequent_English_law
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_law
gptkbp:inheritsFrom later_English_legal_codes
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:maintainedBy manuscripts
oral tradition
legal archives
monastic_institutions
gptkbp:notableFeature legal principles
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:provides legal framework
gptkbp:reflects societal values
political structure
gptkbp:regulates land disputes
trade practices
slavery practices
marriage practices
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Danelaw_codes
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_law_codes
Wessex law codes
gptkbp:research legal historians
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Mercian_kings
gptkbp:yearEstablished 8th century