Laws of Edward the Elder
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The Laws of Edward the Elder are a collection of early 10th-century English legal codes issued by King Edward the Elder that regulated social order, crime, and governance in Anglo-Saxon England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laws of Edward the Elder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11280672 — 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: Laws of Edward the Elder Context triple: [Anglo-Saxon law, codifiedIn, Laws of Edward the Elder]
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Laws of Ine of Wessex
The Laws of Ine of Wessex are an early 8th-century West Saxon legal code issued by King Ine that provides one of the earliest detailed written records of Anglo-Saxon governance, social structure, and justice.
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Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
The Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric are an early Kentish Anglo-Saxon legal code, issued by kings Hlothhere and Eadric in the late 7th century, outlining regulations on crime, compensation, and social order.
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Laws of Cnut
The Laws of Cnut are a set of early 11th-century legal codes issued by King Cnut the Great that consolidated and revised existing English and Danish laws in his Anglo-Scandinavian kingdom.
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Laws of Æthelred the Unready
The Laws of Æthelred the Unready are a series of late 10th- and early 11th-century English legal codes issued under King Æthelred II, reflecting the administration, social order, and church relations of Anglo-Saxon England.
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Laws of Wihtred
The Laws of Wihtred are an early 8th-century Kentish legal code issued by King Wihtred, notable for its focus on ecclesiastical matters and the relationship between church and royal authority in Anglo-Saxon England.
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- 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: Laws of Edward the Elder Target entity description: The Laws of Edward the Elder are a collection of early 10th-century English legal codes issued by King Edward the Elder that regulated social order, crime, and governance in Anglo-Saxon England.
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A.
Laws of Ine of Wessex
The Laws of Ine of Wessex are an early 8th-century West Saxon legal code issued by King Ine that provides one of the earliest detailed written records of Anglo-Saxon governance, social structure, and justice.
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B.
Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
The Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric are an early Kentish Anglo-Saxon legal code, issued by kings Hlothhere and Eadric in the late 7th century, outlining regulations on crime, compensation, and social order.
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C.
Laws of Cnut
The Laws of Cnut are a set of early 11th-century legal codes issued by King Cnut the Great that consolidated and revised existing English and Danish laws in his Anglo-Scandinavian kingdom.
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D.
Laws of Æthelred the Unready
The Laws of Æthelred the Unready are a series of late 10th- and early 11th-century English legal codes issued under King Æthelred II, reflecting the administration, social order, and church relations of Anglo-Saxon England.
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E.
Laws of Wihtred
The Laws of Wihtred are an early 8th-century Kentish legal code issued by King Wihtred, notable for its focus on ecclesiastical matters and the relationship between church and royal authority in Anglo-Saxon England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon law code
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legal code ⓘ medieval legal text ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
limiting private vengeance
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protecting church and clergy ⓘ standardizing legal practice ⓘ strengthening royal control ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| author | Edward the Elder ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | early 10th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | early English law ⓘ |
| follows |
Laws of Alfred the Great
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Mercian legal traditions ⓘ earlier West Saxon law codes ⓘ |
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions on fines
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provisions on homicide ⓘ provisions on oath-helpers ⓘ provisions on royal protection ⓘ provisions on theft ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Anglo-Saxon period
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linked to:
Anglo-Saxon England
early medieval period ⓘ |
| inception | c. 900–924 ⓘ |
| influenced | later English medieval law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian doctrine
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customary Germanic law ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | royal legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Anglo-Saxon law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
church protection
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compensation for injury ⓘ criminal law ⓘ governance ⓘ oaths and ordeals ⓘ royal authority ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Anglo-Saxon royal legislation ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript copies ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Edward the Elder ⓘ |
| regulates |
compensation payments (wergild)
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crime and punishment ⓘ feud and reconciliation ⓘ protection of property ⓘ public order ⓘ relations between king and subjects ⓘ sanctuary and church peace ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Anglo-Saxon legal history ⓘ |
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Subject: Laws of Edward the Elder Description of subject: The Laws of Edward the Elder are a collection of early 10th-century English legal codes issued by King Edward the Elder that regulated social order, crime, and governance in Anglo-Saxon England.
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