Law codes and legal norms in later Anglo-Saxon England Law codes and legal norms in later Anglo-Saxon England.

This article seeks to provide a fresh perspective on long-standing debates about the role of the written word in later Anglo- Saxon legal culture. Using the law codes of King Æthelstan's reign as a 'case study', it argues that many of the unusual features of early English law are not so much product...

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Publicado en:Historical Research Vol. 86; no. 233; pp. 465 - 487
Autor principal: Roach, Levi
Formato: Case Study
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Aug2013
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        Athelstan, King of England, 895-939
        Anglo-Saxon law
        Transmission of texts
        History of the codification of laws
        Tithes
        Cattle stealing
        Anglo-Saxon Period, Great Britain, 449-1066
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