the nature of punisment in norman england

• what did the normans continue to rely on?

  physical punishments, crimes and executions.
• what was there an increase of?

  execution, mutilation and branding.
• what was the punishment for breaking the forest laws?

  hanging, blinding, or castration
• what was the murdrum fine?

  when a norman was murdered by an anglo saxon and the murderer was not found, the hundred where the body was found would have to pay the murdrum fine. this was supposed to make it less likely that people would cover up the crime.
• what system ended in the norman times and what changed?

  wergild and fines were now paid to the kings officials instead of victims of crime.