Anglo-Saxon

• What period of time is Anglo Saxon?


  c.1000-1066
• What were the types of crimes in Anglo Saxon britain?

  Crime against the person

  Crime against property

  Crime against authority
• What does crimes against a person involve?

  Murder, fights, theft
• What does crimes against property involve?

  Poaching, arson
• What does crimes against authority look like?

  treason, attack on a person of a higher status
• What were punishments in Anglo Saxon britain?

  Public punishments (stocks and pillory)

  Fines (wirgild)

  Capital punishments (hanging)

  Corporal punishments (branding, maiming)