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Weregild
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Weregild, also known as man price, was a tradition in Germanic law whereby a monetary value was established for a person's life, to be paid as a fine or as compensatory damages to the person's family
Image of a murder by a minor and the subsequent paying of wergild, in Heidelberger Sachsenspiegel Cgm 165 fol. 11r. This is one of the only images of
Image of a murder by a minor and the subsequent paying of wergild, in Heidelberger Sachsenspiegel Cgm 165 fol. 11r. This is one of the only images of wergild payment from the Middle Ages.
Thrymsa
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The thrymsa was a gold coin minted in seventh-century Anglo-Saxon England. It originated as a copy of Merovingian tremisses and earlier Roman coins with a high gold content. Continued debasement betwe
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…15,000 for the man, paid to the royal family, and 15,000 for the kingship, paid to the people. An archbishop or nobleman is likewise valued at 15,000 thrymsas. The weregild for a Welshman was 120 shillings if he owned at least one hide of land and was able to pay the king's tribute. If he has only 1 hide and…
Thrymsa
Gold thrymsa with a figure of Victory enfolding the heads of two small figures. c. 655–675 AD
Gold thrymsa with a figure of Victory enfolding the heads of two small figures. c. 655–675 AD
Thrymsa found in Suffolk, c. 500–675
Thrymsa found in Suffolk, c. 500–675
York thrymsa, metal-detected find
York thrymsa, metal-detected find