'Ge mid wedde ge mid aðe': the functions of oath and pledge in Anglo-Saxon legal culture.

This article analyses the Old English terms for 'pledge-giving' within the context of Anglo-Saxon law codes and related material such as charters and wills by means of a contextual analysis of the occurrences of such terms. It argues for the centrality of the concept to Anglo- Saxon legal interactio...

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Publicado en:	Historical Research Vol. 86; no. 233; pp. 515 - 536
Autor principal:	Ammon, Matthias
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Aug2013
Materias:	Pledges (Law) Anglo-Saxon law Contracts History of contracts Wulfstan, Archbishop of York, d. 1023 Legal history Medieval law British history sources Anglo-Saxon Period, Great Britain, 449-1066 Historical source material United Kingdom
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