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The document outlines the wergelds (compensation payments) for injuries and homicide under Bavarian and Alamannic laws, detailing different amounts for freedmen, servants, and clergy. It specifies that the wergeld for a freeman is 160 solidi, while for a freedman it is 40 solidi, and for a servus, it is 20 solidi. Additionally, it discusses the absence of wergeld for homicide within the family and the penalties for parricide, emphasizing the religious and legal implications of such acts.
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- combe544
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- EN