Norðleoda laga


Norðleoda laga is a set of laws apparently pertaining to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. Mention of a Northumbrian king suggests that the text originates before the mid-tenth century, when Northumbria ceased to be an independent kingdom. The text comprises a list of the wergelds payable on the killing of people of different social statuses, with the following values:
RankThrymsa
King30,000
Archbishop/aetheling15,000
Bishop/ealdorman8,000
Hold/high-reeve4,000
Mass-thegn/secular thegn2,000
Prospering ceorl2,000
Ceorl200
Prospering Welshman120s.
Non-prospering Welshman80s.
Landless Welshman70s.

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