Body parts and their Anglo-Saxon 'wergild' price (UEB Uncontracted)

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Synopsis

This page shows the amounts of reparation due under Anglo-Saxon law for the loss of various parts of the body. It was paid by the perpetrator to their victim and was known as the wergild price. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The page shows the outline of a standing man seen from the side and facing left; he has one arm held out to the left and one to the right. There are labels indicating the wergild value of various parts of his body.

Book details

Author:: Rnib Bookshare
ISBN:: N/A
Publisher:: RNIB Bookshare
Pages:: 1
Reading age:: Not specified
Includes images:: No
Date of addition:: 2016-08-03
Usage restrictions:: Copyright
Copyright by:: RNIB Bookshare
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Categories:: History