Anglo saxon crime and punishment Flashcards
What is treason?
Betraying the king
What are Crimes against the Person?
Crimes that cause physical harm to another person
What are Crimes against Property?
Crimes that involve taking or damaging something that belongs to another person
What are Moral Crimes?
Actions that don’t match up to society’s views on decent behaviour e.g. adultery
What is Petty Theft?
Stealing small, low value items
What is Capital Punishment?
The death penalty
What is Corporal Punishment?
Punishments that cause harm or pain to the body
What is Retribution?
Matching the punishment to the severity of the crime
What is Deterrent?
A frightening or painful punishment meant to put others off committing the same crime
What is Maiming?
Harming a criminal
What is Collective Responsibility?
Being responsible for the actions of others in your group/village
What is Hue and Cry?
Shouting until the whole village comes to the scene of the crime
What is a Reeve?
A local official
What is a Tithing?
A group of 10 families that were responsible for the rest of the tithing
What is a Trial by Oath?
Swearing under oath you are innocent
What is a King’s Shire Reeve?
An official appointed by the king to enforce the law through the shire
Who was the final judge of Innocence or Guilt?
God
Who was King from 976-1016?
KIng Ethelred II
What did King Ethelred do to gain more power over England?
He fought off viking attacks
What was the Anglo Saxon Social Structure and how was it Structured
The social system, the king on top, nobles under, freemen under and serfs at the bottom
