Wergild, compensation and penance : : the monetary logic of early medieval conflict resolution / / Lukas Bothe, Stefan Esders, Han Nijdam.

"This volume offers the first comprehensive account of the monetary logic that guided the payment of wergild and blood money in early medieval conflict resolution. In the early middle ages, wergild played multiple roles: it was used to measure a person's status, to prevent and end conflict...

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Superior document:Medieval Law and Its Practice
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Brill,, [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Medieval Law and Its Practice
Physical Description:1 online resource (340 pages)
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