The first codefication took place under the Frankish King Clovis (481-511).
Moving from oral/ancestral legacy of jurisprudence to a literary one heavily influenced NW Europe.
Here are a few of SaxonGurth’s favorite laws:
Gallo-Romans trained in the Roman legal tradition assisted the Franks in translating their customs into law.
An important development is the codification of the ‘wergild’ system.
Some laws are required in every just society. Here’s how the Franks dealt with rapists.
Salic Law was undoubtedly a tacit endorsement of legalism. Take for example the laws ‘Concerning Insults’.
Today, we live in a much more developed society. In lieu of a fine you now lose your job, access to easily transferable capital, and people threaten your life + family.
Not all murder is equally horrible. The Franks addressed this according to longstanding customs (many of which we keep in some form today).
Notice the increased penalty for a Roman who has received guest’s rights from the King.
Morally repugnant actions have always been codified.
Libertarian NAP-onlyist’s types violate human nature by removing the protections placed on sacred things/actions.
Mankind needs some laws to keep debased men in line. See the Salic Law’s rules regarding looting corpses.
Perhaps one of the more salient laws for modern dissidents are the codes regarding migration.
Free-association was codified.
Locals could reject an outsider from moving to their village with a clear legal procedure to guide them.
Finally, if you wondering what happens to a debtor upon an absolute failure to pay — he must commit the “Chrenecruda” ceremony.
If every possible avenue of recourse to pay was exhausted, and he is still in debt, the debtor’s life was then forfeit.
I hope this small thread on Salic Law was interesting to you my friends. I pray you’re all doing well.