Legal Definition and Related Resources of Weregild, Wergild

In Saxon Law, this was the price paid for homicide, partly to the King for the loss of a subject and partly to the lord for the loss of a vassal and partly to the next-of-kin of the injured person. The price varied according to the degree or rank of the victim.

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