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Klappentext This 1840 compendium of the ancient laws of England is a standard source of original-language documentary evidence from the period. Zusammenfassung Published in 1840, this two-volume original-language compendium of medieval law remains a standard source for scholars. Volume 1 contains secular law from the first converted Christian king, Æthelberht of Kent, whose laws are the earliest written code in any Germanic language, to those of the first three Norman kings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of manuscripts and printed books; Anglo-Saxon Laws: 1. The laws of King Æthelbirht; 2. The laws of Kings Hlothhaere and Eadric; 3. The laws of King Wihtraed; 4. The laws of King Alfred; 5. The laws of King Ine; 6. Alfred and Guthrum's peace; 7. The laws of King Edward; 8. The laws of Edward and Guthrum; 9. Of W¿rs; 10. Of oaths; 11. Of W¿r-gilds; 12. Of Mercian law; 13. Ranks; 14. The laws of King Æthelstan; 15. The laws of King Edmund; 16. The laws of King Edgar; 17. The laws of King Ethelred; 18. Ordinance respecting the 'Dun-setas'; 19. The laws of King Cnut; 20. Rectitudines singularum personarum; 21. Leges Regis Edwardi Confessoris; 22. The laws of King William the Conqueror; 23. Leges Regis Henrici Primi; Notes on the laws ascribed to King Henry I; Additional remarks; Table of concordance; Index.
