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Съдържание:
  • ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Map of early Anglo-Saxon England""; ""1 Background""; ""An outline of the history leading up to Aƒ?thelberht's reign""; ""Historical background to Aƒ?thelberht's laws""; ""Aƒ?thelberht, Augustine, and the conversion of Kent""; ""The role of kingship and Christianity in the promulgation of law""; ""The manuscript""; ""Archaic traces in the language of the laws""; ""Orthography""; ""Phonology""; ""Morphology""; ""Syntax""; ""Word division""; ""The question of dating""; ""Remnants of oral transmission""
  • ""Chronological layering of Aƒ?thelberht's laws""""2 The Laws of Aƒ?thelberht""; ""Notes on the edition""; ""Editorial conventions""; ""Edition and translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Monetary system""; ""Rubric""; ""The church and the public assembly""; ""The king""; ""Fines payable to an eorl""; ""Fines payable to a freeman""; ""Freedmen""; ""Theft""; ""Killing""; ""Rihthamscyld""; ""Personal injury""; ""Women and children""; ""Servants""; ""Slaves""; ""3 The Laws of HloAƒ?here & Eadric""; ""Historical background""; ""Some notes on the language""; ""Archaisms""; ""Modernizations""
  • ""Dialect features""""Abbreviations""; ""Edition and translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Rubric and prologue""; ""Fines""; ""Legal responsibilities in hospitality""; ""The process of bringing a charge""; ""The regulation of commerce""; ""Oath supporters""; ""4 The Laws of Wihtred""; ""Historical background""; ""Some notes on the language""; ""Archaisms""; ""Modernizations""; ""Dialect features""; ""Edition and translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Rubric and prologue""; ""Rights of the church""; ""Unlawful matrimony""; ""Abuses by ecclesiastics""; ""Manumission""
  • ""Transgressing the laws of the church""""Exculpation""; ""Theft""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix I: Diplomatic Transcription""; ""Appendix II: Comparison of Restitution According to Amount in Aƒ?thelberht""; ""Appendix III: Comparison of Restitution According to Status in Aƒ?thelberht""; ""Appendix IV: Payment to the King for Disturbance of the Peace""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Concordance of proper names""
  • ""Previous editions and translations of the Kentish laws""""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""