Cyfraith Hywel
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Cyfraith Hywel is the medieval Welsh legal system traditionally attributed to King Hywel Dda, known for its distinctive civil and criminal laws that shaped Welsh society before English legal dominance.
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal code
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medieval Welsh legal system ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | medieval Wales ⓘ |
| basedOn | oral legal tradition ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| documentedIn | medieval Welsh law manuscripts ⓘ |
| endTime | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| follows | early medieval Welsh customary law ⓘ |
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
laws of arbitration
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laws of boundaries ⓘ laws of cattle and livestock ⓘ laws of child maintenance ⓘ laws of church and clergy ⓘ laws of compensation ⓘ laws of compensation for injury ⓘ laws of compensation for property damage ⓘ laws of compensation for women ⓘ laws of compensation tariffs ⓘ laws of contracts ⓘ laws of court ⓘ laws of distraint ⓘ laws of divorce payments ⓘ laws of evidence ⓘ laws of fines ⓘ laws of food rents ⓘ laws of fosterage ⓘ laws of fosterage payments ⓘ laws of free and unfree status ⓘ laws of guardianship ⓘ laws of homicide ⓘ laws of hospitality ⓘ laws of inheritance ⓘ laws of insult and honour ⓘ laws of kinship ⓘ laws of land ⓘ laws of land tenure ⓘ laws of marriage and divorce ⓘ laws of military service ⓘ laws of oaths ⓘ laws of procedure ⓘ laws of royal officials ⓘ laws of sanctuary ⓘ laws of sanctuary and refuge ⓘ laws of serfs and bondmen ⓘ laws of status and rank ⓘ laws of succession ⓘ laws of sureties and pledges ⓘ laws of surety for debt ⓘ laws of surety for homicide ⓘ laws of suretyship ⓘ laws of the king's court ⓘ laws of theft ⓘ laws of tithes ⓘ laws of women ⓘ |
| hasResearchField | medieval Welsh law scholarship ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English translations of Welsh law texts ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Blegywryd redaction
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Cyfnerth redaction NERFINISHED ⓘ Iorwerth redaction ⓘ Latin redactions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception | 10th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Welsh concepts of kinship
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Welsh inheritance practices ⓘ Welsh social structure ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Celtic legal traditions
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Christian canon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Welsh ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
civil law system
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criminal law system ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Welsh law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hywel Dda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed compensation tariffs
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distinction between free and unfree persons ⓘ distinctive treatment of women’s rights ⓘ emphasis on kinship responsibility ⓘ use of galanas compensation for homicide ⓘ use of sarhad compensation for insult ⓘ |
| replacedBy | English common law ⓘ |
| significantPerson | Hywel Dda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Celtic studies
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legal history ⓘ |
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