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, [1] with the following values: [2]
Rank | Thrymsa |
---|---|
King | 30,000 |
Archbishop/ aetheling | 15,000 |
Bishop/ ealdorman | 8,000 |
Hold/high-reeve | 4,000 |
Mass- thegn/secular thegn | 2,000 |
Prospering ceorl | 2,000 |
Ceorl | 200 |
Prospering Welshman | 120s. |
Non-prospering Welshman | 80s. |
Landless Welshman | 70s. |
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, [1] with the following values: [2]
Rank | Thrymsa |
---|---|
King | 30,000 |
Archbishop/ aetheling | 15,000 |
Bishop/ ealdorman | 8,000 |
Hold/high-reeve | 4,000 |
Mass- thegn/secular thegn | 2,000 |
Prospering ceorl | 2,000 |
Ceorl | 200 |
Prospering Welshman | 120s. |
Non-prospering Welshman | 80s. |
Landless Welshman | 70s. |