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1 online resource (xiv, 297 pages) : maps |
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Toronto medieval texts and translations ; 14 |
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Toronto medieval texts and translations ; 14.
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Contents |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Map of early Anglo-Saxon England""; ""1 Background""; ""An outline of the history leading up to Ã?thelberht's reign""; ""Historical background to Ã?thelberht's laws""; ""Ã?thelberht, Augustine, and the conversion of Kent""; ""The role of kingship and Christianity in the promulgation of law""; ""The manuscript""; ""Archaic traces in the language of the laws""; ""Orthography""; ""Phonology""; ""Morphology""; ""Syntax""; ""Word division""; ""The question of dating""; ""Remnants of oral transmission"" |
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""Chronological layering of Ã?thelberht's laws""""2 The Laws of Ã?thelberht""; ""Notes on the edition""; ""Editorial conventions""; ""Edition and translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Monetary system""; ""Rubric""; ""The church and the public assembly""; ""The king""; ""Fines payable to an eorl""; ""Fines payable to a freeman""; ""Freedmen""; ""Theft""; ""Killing""; ""Rihthamscyld""; ""Personal injury""; ""Women and children""; ""Servants""; ""Slaves""; ""3 The Laws of HloÃ?here & Eadric""; ""Historical background""; ""Some notes on the language""; ""Archaisms""; ""Modernizations"" |
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Dialect featuresAbbreviations -- Edition and translation -- Commentary -- Rubric and prologue -- Fines -- Legal responsibilities in hospitality -- The process of bringing a charge -- The regulation of commerce -- Oath supporters -- 4 The Laws of Wihtred -- Historical background -- Some notes on the language -- Archaisms -- Modernizations -- Dialect features -- Edition and translation -- Commentary -- Rubric and prologue -- Rights of the church -- Unlawful matrimony -- Abuses by ecclesiastics -- Manumission |
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""Transgressing the laws of the church""""Exculpation""; ""Theft""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix I: Diplomatic Transcription""; ""Appendix II: Comparison of Restitution According to Amount in Ã?thelberht""; ""Appendix III: Comparison of Restitution According to Status in Ã?thelberht""; ""Appendix IV: Payment to the King for Disturbance of the Peace""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Concordance of proper names"" |
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Previous editions and translations of the Kentish lawsBibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y |
Summary |
Updates previous works with current scholarship in the fields of linguistics and social and legal history to present new editions and translations of these three Kentish pre-Alfredian laws, each situated within its historical, literary, and legal context |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Annotated edition of the early Kentish laws, with facing page translation and commentary |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Law, Anglo-Saxon -- Translations into English
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Law -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
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Law -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources
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Law -- England -- Kent -- History -- Sources
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Common law -- History -- Sources
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Christianity and law.
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English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Texts.
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Anglo-Saxons -- Kings and rulers.
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Manuscripts, English (Old)
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Anglo-Saxons -- Kings and rulers
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Christianity and law
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Common law
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English language -- Old English
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Law
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Law, Anglo-Saxon
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Manuscripts, English (Old)
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Recht
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Wetboeken.
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Oudengels.
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England -- Kent
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Great Britain
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England
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Early works
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History
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Sources
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Texts
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Translations
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Quelle.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781442680531 |
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1442680539 |
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1282014455 |
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9781282014459 |
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