Anglo-Saxon law was the legal system of Anglo-Saxon England from the sixth century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. It combined unwritten local customs, known as folk-right, with written statutes that kings issued in consultation with their witan, or advisory council. In the later Anglo-Saxon period formal courts developed to administer justice, and enforcement rested with royal officials such as ealdormen and sheriffs alongside community-based mechanisms of collective responsibility. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Anglo-Saxon law (Old English: ǣ, later lagu 'law'; dōm 'decree', 'judgement') was the legal system of Anglo-Saxon England from the 6th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066.
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Anglo-Saxon law (Old English: ǣ, later lagu 'law'; dōm 'decree', 'judgement') was the legal system of Anglo-Saxon England from the 6th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066.
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