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Capital and Corporal Punishment in Anglo-Saxon England

By Jay Paul Gates (Editor), Nicole Marafioti (Editor), Andrew Rabin (Contribution by), Daniel O'Gorman (Contribution by), Daniel Thomas (Contribution by), Daniela Fruscione (Contribution by), Jay Paul Gates (Contribution by), Jo Buckberry (Contribution by), Lisi Oliver (Contribution by), Nicole Marafioti (Contribution by), Stefan Jurasinski (Contribution by), Valerie Allen (Contribution by)
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By Jay Paul Gates (Editor), Nicole Marafioti (Editor), Andrew Rabin (Contribution by), Daniel O'Gorman (Contribution by), Daniel Thomas (Contribution by), Daniela Fruscione (Contribution by), Jay Paul Gates (Contribution by), Jo Buckberry (Contribution by), Lisi Oliver (Contribution by), Nicole Marafioti (Contribution by), Stefan Jurasinski (Contribution by), Valerie Allen (Contribution by)
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Essays examining how punishment operated in England, from c.600 to the Norman Conquest.

Anglo-Saxon authorities often punished lawbreakers with harsh corporal penalties, such as execution, mutilation and imprisonment. Despite their severity, however, these penalties were not arbitrary exercises of power. Rather, theywere informed by nuanced philosophies of punishment which sought to resolve conflict, keep the peace and enforce Christian morality.
The ten essays in this volume engage legal, l...

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