Lex Saxonum
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Lex Saxonum was the early medieval legal code that governed the Saxon people under Frankish rule, outlining their customary laws, penalties, and social order.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Frankish capitulary tradition
ⓘ
barbarian law code ⓘ early medieval legal code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Saxon people under Frankish rule
ⓘ
Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carolingian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Christianization of the Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankish kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Saxon customary law ⓘ |
| contains |
penal provisions
ⓘ
provisions on bodily injury ⓘ provisions on ecclesiastical matters ⓘ provisions on homicide ⓘ provisions on inheritance ⓘ provisions on oath-taking ⓘ provisions on property ⓘ provisions on social status ⓘ provisions on theft ⓘ rules on wergild ⓘ |
| defines |
different wergilds according to social rank
ⓘ
social hierarchy among Saxons ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern regions of the Frankish realm ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Carolingian legal reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankish conquest of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
ⓘ
private law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
distinction between free and unfree persons
ⓘ
use of monetary compensation for injuries ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
customary law
ⓘ
personal law ⓘ |
| preservation | survives in medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| purpose |
to codify Saxon customary law
ⓘ
to integrate Saxons into the Frankish legal order ⓘ to regulate the Saxons under Frankish rule ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lex Alamannorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lex Baiuvariorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lex Ripuaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Lex Salica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDimension |
restricts pagan practices
ⓘ
supports Christian norms ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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