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Anglo-Saxon Crime and Punishment Facts by Patrick Laverty is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document summarizes crimes, laws, trials, and punishments during the Anglo-Saxon period between AD400-1066. Courts decided guilt, and fines known as weregilds based on the crime were most common punishments, though slavery, exile, and executions also occurred. If evidence was lacking, trials by ordeal, such as carrying a hot iron or dunking in water, would be used, with outcomes determined as a sign of guilt or innocence from God.

Author

Patrick Laverty

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EN