Anglo Saxon Punishments

• What is a Tithing?


  A group of ten men responsible for each other's behavior
• What is Trial by Jury?


  A legal proceeding where a group of people decides the outcome of a case
• What is Hue and Cry?


  A system where villagers would raise an alarm to catch a criminal
• What is Trial by Ordeal?


  A method of justice where the accused undergoes a dangerous test
• What age did one have to be to be a member of a Tithing?

  Twelve
• What would happen if people did not join the Tithing?

  The village would be fined
• What is the proper name for physical punishment in Anglo-Saxon justice?

  Corporal punishment
• How was justice carried out in a Trial by Jury?

  By people who knew the accused and the accuser personally
• What is the Wergild?


  An fine that someone is charged after someone commits a social crime.