How Far Did Norman Change Anglo Saxon Justice?

Question 1

Date after battle of hastings?

Answer 1

1066

Question 2

Who was the king of England and who just took the throne?

Answer 2

It was King Harold and it was now William, Duke of Normandy

Question 3

What did the Normans build lots of?

Answer 3

Castles

churches (built/rebuilt in norman style)

Question 4

Did the language change?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Why did William add the Murdrum fine?

Answer 5

To keep the saxons from killing the normans, if a norman was killed the whole region had to pay

Question 6

Did william change all the laws?

Answer 6

No, he kept the traditional laws

Question 7

Normans kept tithings and what?

Answer 7

Hue and cry🗣🧹

Question 8

What was an important law william added?

Answer 8

Forset laws

Question 9

Why did people not like forest laws?

Answer 9

Most legal actions were now illegal (cutting trees, hunting deer, owning dogs or bows in forrests)🌲🌲🌲🌳🌲

Question 10

What happened if you were caught breaking the forrset laws?

Answer 10

First two fingers (bow fingers) cut off

2nd offence meant the offender was blinded

3rd time, hung

Question 11

Normans kept trial by ordeal but what else did they add?

Answer 11

Trail by combat

Question 12

What is trial by combat?

Answer 12

Accuser fights accused until one is killed or unable to fight.

Loser hanged cause God deemed him guilty

Question 13

What did will use for serious crimes and re offenders?

Answer 13

Capital punishment

Question 14

What was the new language?

Answer 14

French-Norman

All court records were in Latin

English folk understood neither lol

Question 15

Normans ended what?

Answer 15

Werguild

Question 16

What did will do instead of a werguild

Answer 16

Fines should no longer be paid to the victim or the victims family, should be paid to the king instead💸💰💸💎💸🤴🏻

Question 17

What did normans do to women?

Answer 17

Made laws harder on them, anglo saxon laws used to make women equal.

Question 18

Norman added church.. what?

Answer 18

Church courts

Question 19

What did church courts never do?

Answer 19

Sentence people to death.☠️

Question 20

List of moral sentences:

Answer 20

Failiure to attend church⛪️
Drunkness🍻
Adultery💑
Playing ⚽️ on a ☀️day

Question 21

Benefit of clergy was when…?

Answer 21

An accused person claimed the right to be tried in the more lenient church courts.

Question 22

In theory who was the benefit of clergy for?

Answer 22

Priests, they can read the bible

Question 23

What is the neck verse?

Answer 23

Its the verse from the bible u get to read if u ask for ‘benefit of clergy’. It was only intended for priests since they are the only people that can read but criminals learnt it of by heart, saving them from the noose

Question 24

What is sanctuary?

Answer 24

If somone is on the run from LAW they can take sanctuary in a church.

Question 25

What happens when a criminal takes sanctuary?

Answer 25

They are under protection by the church, even sheriff couldnt touch them. Only lasts 4️⃣0️⃣ days.

Question 26

What happens after 40 days in sanctuary?

Answer 26

Offender either faces trail or leaves country

Question 27

What happens if u choose to leave after 40 days?

Answer 27

Make their way, barefoot, carrying a wooden cross, to the nearset port and take the first ship leaving the country.

Question 28

When did trial by ordeal end?

Answer 28

1215

Question 29

What is trail by ordeal?

Answer 29

All the trials (except cold water)

Question 30

What was trial by ordeal used for?

Answer 30

Used to judge guilty or innocence when jury couldnt make up their minds. Bad tho cause inno peeps could be found guilty and vicea versa.