The Laws of Mercia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:law
gptkbp:album Anglo-Saxon period
legal scholars
gptkbp:amended_by 9th century
gptkbp:composed_by gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_kings
gptkbp:contains criminal laws
civil laws
provisions for trade
provisions for justice
provisions for criminal justice
provisions for family law
provisions for property law
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:land_ownership
inheritance rights
marriage laws
trade regulations
punishments
slavery laws
gptkbp:enforces local authorities
gptkbp:established various laws
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:King_Offa
gptkbp:focus_area Mercian territory
gptkbp:historical_period Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historical_source legal manuscripts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Laws of Mercia
gptkbp:influenced later legal codes
subsequent English law
legal practices in England
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Christianity
Anglo-Saxon law
gptkbp:is_compared_to Laws of Wessex
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:archaeologists
gptkbp:language Old English
gptkbp:notable_aspect gptkb:historical_context
gptkb:social_hierarchy
cultural significance
dispute resolution
royal authority
local customs
social order
legal obligations
economic regulation
community responsibility
land tenure system
legal evolution
gptkbp:notable_feature wergild system
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:manuscripts
gptkb:British_Library
monastic scribes
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:King_Offa
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_kingdoms
gptkbp:research_interest legal historians
gptkbp:significance historical legal document
gptkbp:tradition common law
gptkbp:year_created 8th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Anglo-Saxon_Laws
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5