Lex Burgundionum

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Lex Burgundionum was an early medieval Germanic law code that regulated the lives and disputes of the Burgundian people under their kingdom in Gaul.

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Lex Baiuvariorum 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic law code
barbarian law
early medieval law code
legal code
alsoKnownAs Law of the Burgundians NERFINISHED
Lex Gundobada NERFINISHED
appliesTo Burgundian kingdom in Gaul NERFINISHED
coexistedWith Lex Romana Burgundionum NERFINISHED
contains tariff of fines
dateOfCompilation early 6th century
late 5th century
distinguishesBetween Burgundians and Romans
geographicScope southeastern Gaul
hasSectionOn damage to property
homicide
injury to persons
slavery and freedmen
theft
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
early Middle Ages
influencedBy Roman imperial legislation
earlier Germanic customary practices
inForceFor Burgundian subjects
Roman provincials under Burgundian rule
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Burgundians NERFINISHED
language Latin
legalPrinciple composition over blood-feud
socially differentiated penalties
legalSystemFor Burgundians NERFINISHED
legalTradition Germanic customary law
Roman law
mainRedactor King Gundobad NERFINISHED
preservesInformationOn Burgundian society
early medieval Gaul
promulgatedBy Gundobad NERFINISHED
promulgatedIn Burgundian kingdom NERFINISHED
region Burgundy NERFINISHED
regulates civil law
compensation for injuries
criminal law
inheritance
marriage
property law
wergild payments
relatedTo other Germanic law codes
studiedIn Germanic legal history
late antique studies
medieval legal history
survivesIn medieval manuscript tradition

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Burgundians legalCode Lex Burgundionum
Gundobad legalContribution Lex Burgundionum
Ripuarian law relatedTo Lex Burgundionum
this entity surface form: Lex Baiuvariorum