Sunday Observance in Anglo-Saxon England
The regulation of Sunday observance in Anglo-Saxon England offers a good example how the legislative body particular people gradually developed definition what should be considered ‘illicit work’ on that day. Anglo-Saxons initially drew so-called ‘Germanic’ law codes and later Carolingian precedent, but there are also significant differences, which indicate they were reluctant to adopt detailed proscriptions sometimes seen continental legislation. Even so, trend increasing prohibitions is evident throughout period.