Æthelberht | |
Died | 24 February 616 (aged 65–66) |
Burial | St Augustine's Abbey |
Consort | Bertha of Kent |
Issue | Eadbald Æthelburg Æðelwald |
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Aethelberht I (died Feb. 24, 616 or 618) was the king of Kent (560–616) who issued the first extant code of Anglo-Saxon laws.
The Law of Æthelberht is a set of legal provisions written in Old English, probably dating to the early 7th century. It originates in the kingdom of Kent, ...
This chapter explores legal culture and practice in pre-Christian England through the laws committed to writing at the behest of King Æthelberht of Kent, ...
Mar 23, 2023 · The Laws of Aethelberht cover a broad range of topics, including theft, murder, marriage, property, and slavery. The laws reflect the social ...
The laws of Æthelberht, king of Kent, were probably recorded between 597 and 604. They represent the oldest text we have in Old English, the oldest extant ...
Feb 2, 2016 · The first English king to be converted to Christianity died on February 24th, 616.
Nov 4, 2021 · The first occurrence of 'slave' in Æthelberht's laws is in the context of unlawful sex with the king's female slaves: Gif man wiþ cyninges ...
Mar 31, 2023 · AD: Aethelbert, king of Kent, issues a code of laws known as the “Laws of Aethelbert“, which is the first written legal code in English […].
Jan 19, 2015 · In this essay, which began as a lecture, I should like to follow his example by floating the idea that the laws of Ethelbert need to be looked ...