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21 lis 2023 · Learn about the concept of wergild in Beowulf and its custom, role, and importance. Discover how this "man price" justice and payment is used in the murder of men. Updated: 11/21/2023
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).
Wergild, (Old English: “man payment”), in ancient Germanic law, the amount of compensation paid by a person committing an offense to the injured party or, in case of death, to his family. In certain instances part of the wergild was paid to the king and to the lord—these having lost, respectively,
3 paź 2024 · How is wergild presented in Beowulf? Wergild, which literally means "man price" or "man payment," was a method by which the family of a man murdered or killed by...
Weregild (also spelled wergild, wergeld (in archaic/historical usage of English), weregeld, etc.), also known as man price (blood money), was a precept in some historical legal codes whereby a monetary value was established for a person's life, to be paid as a fine or as compensatory damages to the person's family if that person was killed or ...
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.
The Historical Setting of Beowulf. Germanic warrior culture is the main backdrop of Beowulf. The epic begins with Beowulf, the king of the Geats, as he comes to the aid of the aging king of the Danes, Hrothgar.
