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21 lis 2023 · Wergild, sometimes spelled wergeld, was first introduced as an ancient Germanic law that involved paying a retribution compensation in the event of a family member's injury or murder. At first,...
3 paź 2024 · Wergild, which literally means "man price" or "man payment," was a method by which the family of a man murdered or killed by accident could be made whole by the guilty person. In a...
A weregild or wergeld was a defined value placed on every man graded according to rank, used as a basis of a fine or compensation for murder, disablement, injury, and certain other serious crimes against that person. It was assessed from the guilty party, payable as restitution to the victim's family. [8][9]
8 lut 2007 · This book suggests that the Old English poem Beowulf was composed between the reigns of Kings Beornwulf (823-6) and Wiglaf (827-9 and 830-39) of Mercia, in the winter of 826-7, in the monastery of Breedon on the Hill in NW Leicestershire, by Abbot Eanmund (ruled 814x816-c.848).
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Wergild, meaning 'man price' in Old English, was a system of compensation used in Germanic societies, including the Norse, to quantify the value of a person’s life or injury. It played a vital role in Norse culture as a way to resolve conflicts and establish social order, reflecting the interconnectedness of family, status, and justice.
21 lis 2017 · Introduction: In the wide and growing world of Anglo-Saxon scholarship, wergild has an at once ubiquitous and spectral presence. While compensation, blood-money, and the place of the body in “barbarian” law more generally continue to be subjects of much scholarly interest, it is harder to find even a single piece of scholarship dedicated to ...
