Medieval Punishment

Question 1

aims of medieval punishment

Answer 1

retribution = revenge
deterrence = deter

Question 2

types of punishment

Answer 2

-fines
-stocks
-maiming
-flogging
-hanging
-beheading

Question 3

anglo saxon changes in medieval punishment?

Answer 3

-wergild = system of paying compensation to victims used for many crimes

-corporal punishments common, capital punishment rarely used

Question 4

norman changes in medieval punishment?

Answer 4

-more use of capital punishment

-breaking forest laws punished very harshly: castration, blinding & hanging

• wergild ENDED, fines paid to KING
• very minor crimes punished by fines, whipping or stocks

Question 5

later medieval changes in medieval punishment?

Answer 5

-use of capital punishment decreased

-corporal punishment still widely used

-fines more common

Question 6

how did social status affect punishment? (anglo)

Answer 6

-wergild more if noble, less if serf

-for murder: commoners hung, nobles beheaded