Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest.
Compensation paid directly to the victim of a crime or their family to prevent blood feuds, with the amount depending on the victim's social status.
Wergild appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, especially Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest and Government, Economy and Society.
Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
Government, Economy and Society
Crime and Punishment in Britain and Whitechapel
Nature and Changing Definitions of Criminal Activity
Crime and Punishment in Britain and Whitechapel
Nature of Law Enforcement and Punishment
Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest • Government, Economy and Society
Crime and Punishment in Britain and Whitechapel
Crime and Punishment in Modern Britain • Nature and Changing Definitions of Criminal Activity
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