Laws of Hywel Dda
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The Laws of Hywel Dda are a medieval Welsh legal code traditionally attributed to King Hywel the Good, notable for its relatively progressive provisions on women’s rights, compensation, and social order in Wales.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical legal text
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law code ⓘ medieval Welsh legal code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cyfraith Hywel
NERFINISHED
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Law of Hywel the Good NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | medieval Wales ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfCompilation | 10th century ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Hywel Dda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval Welsh society ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition |
Latin redactions
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Welsh redactions ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Blegywryd redaction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Blegywryd NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Iorwerth NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyfnerth redaction NERFINISHED ⓘ Iorwerth redaction ⓘ |
| influenced | later Welsh customary law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Celtic legal traditions
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early medieval canon law ⓘ |
| language | Welsh ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
amobr
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cowyll ⓘ galanas ⓘ sarhad ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil law
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criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Welsh law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hywel Dda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed compensation system
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provisions on women’s rights ⓘ regulation of social order ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Deheubarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
church relations
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compensation for injury ⓘ court procedures ⓘ divorce ⓘ homicide compensation ⓘ inheritance ⓘ land tenure ⓘ marriage ⓘ royal officials ⓘ status of children ⓘ status of women ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Hywel Dda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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