This week in History, we have been learning about crime and punishment during the Anglo-Saxon era. We learned how criminals were caught, how the Anglo-Saxons conducted trials, and some of the punishments a guilty person could be given.
Watch the video below to see our recreations of how an Anglo-Saxon crime might have played out.
How is Anglo-Saxon punishment different from modern punishments?
What is weregild?
Do you think that the Anglo-Saxon legal system is good or bad and why?
I liked it
That’s good, Esa, have a go at my other questions as well.
I really enjoyed doing it
I’m glad you had fun, Musa. Can you answer my questions?
Do you think that the Anglo-Saxon legal system is good or bad and why?
Bad besause there is more killing and killing people is bad.
I agree, Sami!
How is Anglo-Saxon punishment different from modern punishments?
The Anglo-Saxons didn’t have prisons. Most people found guilty of crimes were punished with fines. Some crimes, such as treason against the king or betraying your lord, were thought to be so serious that they carried the death penalty.
What is weregild?
A weregild was a defined value placed on every man graded according to rank, used as a basis of a fine or compensation for murder, disablement, injury, and certain other serious crimes against that person. It was assessed from the guilty party, payable as restitution to the victim’s family.
Good answers, try to put them in your own words next time.
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