Superstition and Force: Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture

Name: Superstition and Force: Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture
Author: Henry Charles Lea

Henry Charles Lea · 1909

Crime originally an offence against individuals 13 Tribal organization—Responsibility of kindred 14 Compensation for injuries—The _Wer-gild_ 17 They are originally the kindred 38 Strangers admitted 41 Numbers required 43 Modes of selection 47…

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