Lex Frisionum
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Lex Frisionum is an early medieval legal code that recorded the customary laws and judicial practices of the Frisian people in what is now the coastal region of the Netherlands and Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lex Frisionum canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5873880 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lex Frisionum Context triple: [Frisians, traditionalLaw, Lex Frisionum]
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A.
Lex Burgundionum
Lex Burgundionum was an early medieval Germanic law code that regulated the lives and disputes of the Burgundian people under their kingdom in Gaul.
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B.
Ripuarian law
Ripuarian law was a medieval Germanic legal code of the Ripuarian Franks that regulated social order, property, and criminal matters within their kingdom.
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C.
Samnite law
Samnite law refers to the legal and civic codes of the ancient Samnite people of south-central Italy, reflecting their social organization, political institutions, and interactions with neighboring Italic cultures and Rome.
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D.
Divodurum Mediomatricorum
Divodurum Mediomatricorum was the Roman-era city that later became Metz, an important urban and military center in the province of Gallia Belgica.
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E.
Lex Salica
Lex Salica is the early medieval legal code of the Salian Franks, best known for its detailed system of fines and its later influence on European succession laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lex Frisionum Target entity description: Lex Frisionum is an early medieval legal code that recorded the customary laws and judicial practices of the Frisian people in what is now the coastal region of the Netherlands and Germany.
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A.
Lex Burgundionum
Lex Burgundionum was an early medieval Germanic law code that regulated the lives and disputes of the Burgundian people under their kingdom in Gaul.
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B.
Ripuarian law
Ripuarian law was a medieval Germanic legal code of the Ripuarian Franks that regulated social order, property, and criminal matters within their kingdom.
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C.
Samnite law
Samnite law refers to the legal and civic codes of the ancient Samnite people of south-central Italy, reflecting their social organization, political institutions, and interactions with neighboring Italic cultures and Rome.
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D.
Divodurum Mediomatricorum
Divodurum Mediomatricorum was the Roman-era city that later became Metz, an important urban and military center in the province of Gallia Belgica.
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E.
Lex Salica
Lex Salica is the early medieval legal code of the Salian Franks, best known for its detailed system of fines and its later influence on European succession laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic law
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early medieval law code ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Frisia
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coastal region of the present-day Germany ⓘ coastal region of the present-day Netherlands ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| compiledUnder | Carolingian rule ⓘ |
| contains |
penalties for bodily injury
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penalties for homicide ⓘ provisions on social status distinctions ⓘ rules on oath-taking ⓘ rules on ordeal ⓘ wergild tariffs ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation |
early 9th century
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late 8th century ⓘ |
| genre | barbarian law code ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | between Zwin and Weser ⓘ |
| hasSection |
provisions for different Frisian districts
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regional law divisions ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence of Carolingian legal policy
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source for early Frisian society ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
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family law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
blood feud regulation
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collective responsibility ⓘ compensation payments ⓘ wergild ⓘ |
| legalCulture |
Frankish Empire
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linked to:
Kingdom of the Franks
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| legalSystemOf | Frisians ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Germanic customary law
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customary law ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Frisia ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| reflects |
Christian influence on law
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social structure of early medieval Frisia ⓘ transition from oral to written law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lex Alamannorum
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Lex Ribuaria ⓘ Lex Salica ⓘ Lex Saxonum ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Germanic philology
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legal history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lex Frisionum Description of subject: Lex Frisionum is an early medieval legal code that recorded the customary laws and judicial practices of the Frisian people in what is now the coastal region of the Netherlands and Germany.
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