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.
Wagner is one of the most recondite men our society has produced.
This thread is dedicated to exploring his final opera - Wagner's magnum opus - Parsifal, and his exegesis of Christianity imbued within.
First a disclaimer and a suggestion:
1) The thread will not include music theory. Perhaps I will cover that in another post, but it is not my strength.
2) Before continuing, take a second and pull up the overture to Parsifal.
Solti's rendition is great.
For the folks at home:
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was truly a polymath. A brilliant polemicist, philosopher, and composer, Wagner contributed heavily to the cultural development of 19th c. Europe. He is primarily known for his 13 completed operas - the final of which being Parsifal.