Wergild
law:concept:wergildGermanic blood money; monetary compensation for killing or serious injury paid to victim's kin; scaled by victim's social rank; avoided blood feud; Salic Law, Anglo-Saxon dooms, Norse law.
Germanic blood money; monetary compensation for killing or serious injury paid to victim's kin; scaled by victim's social rank; avoided blood feud; Salic Law, Anglo-Saxon dooms, Norse law.