Anglo-Saxon England

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(Anglo-Saxon England Revision) Mind Map on Anglo-Saxon England, created by bsteer123 on 08/05/2013.
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Anglo-Saxon England
  1. The Situation
    1. No police
      1. No lawyers
        1. No magistrates
          1. No prisons
            1. Man accused of crime
              1. Brought friends and neighbours to swear that he was innocent
            2. Tithings
              1. People over 12 belonged to a tithing
                1. Sheriffs ensured everyone belonged to a tithing
                  1. Whole villages fined if anyone was found 'outside a tithing'
                  2. 10 men in each tithing
                    1. Responsible for each other's behaviour
                  3. Wergild
                    1. Life price
                      1. E.g. Quarrel - An ear be struck off - 12 shillings
                      2. 1,200 for thane = 500 oxen
                        1. 100 shillings for freemen
                        2. Intended to stop previous blood feuds
                          1. Murder - If the murderer paid the money to the dead man's family/master = crime cancelled
                          2. Amount paid depended on who was killed, their status, and the location.
                            1. King decided whether the guilty man should be sent overseas or executed
                            2. Other Punishments
                              1. Hand cut off for making bad coins
                                1. Lying: Tongue cut off
                                  1. Whippings
                                    1. Stocks
                                    2. Proof
                                      1. Caught red-handed
                                        1. Suspicion
                                          1. Trial by ordeal
                                            1. Hot iron
                                            2. Trial by water
                                              1. Holy water to drink
                                                1. Chucked into pond
                                                  1. Guilty = floated
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