Lex Frisionum
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Lex Frisionum is an early medieval legal code that recorded the customary laws and judicial practices of the Frisian people in what is now the coastal region of the Netherlands and Germany.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic law
ⓘ
early medieval law code ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Frisia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal region of the present-day Germany ⓘ coastal region of the present-day Netherlands ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledUnder | Carolingian rule ⓘ |
| contains |
penalties for bodily injury
ⓘ
penalties for homicide ⓘ provisions on social status distinctions ⓘ rules on oath-taking ⓘ rules on ordeal ⓘ wergild tariffs ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation |
early 9th century
ⓘ
late 8th century ⓘ |
| genre | barbarian law code ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | between Zwin and Weser ⓘ |
| hasSection |
provisions for different Frisian districts
ⓘ
regional law divisions ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence of Carolingian legal policy
ⓘ
source for early Frisian society ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
ⓘ
family law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
blood feud regulation
ⓘ
collective responsibility ⓘ compensation payments ⓘ wergild ⓘ |
| legalCulture | Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystemOf | Frisians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Germanic customary law
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Frisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| reflects |
Christian influence on law
ⓘ
social structure of early medieval Frisia ⓘ transition from oral to written law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lex Alamannorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lex Ribuaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Lex Salica NERFINISHED ⓘ Lex Saxonum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Germanic philology
ⓘ
legal history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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