kt1 medieval punishments

• corporal punishment

  • whipping and flogging
  • stocks and pillory
  • re offenders would have parts of body mutilated
• what is wergild?

  fines an offender would pay to the victim of crime. amount paid was proportionate to crime done
• capital punishment

  death penatly/ execution

  used for treason
• wergild (change in regards to norman invasion)

  instead of compensation being paid to victim, it was paid to the king instead
• trial by combat (change in regards to norman invasion)


  accused would fight accuser. the loser would be hanged and was seen to be considered guilty by God.