The laws of Cnut and the history of Anglo-Saxon royal promises
Pauline Stafford
The ‘first’ and ‘second’ law codes of Cnut are the last surviving issued in name an Anglo-Saxon king.They final fruit interest kingship inter-relationship two which characterized period following monastic revival England is especially associated with Wulfstan, archbishop York. Although they far from being complete codifications law, draw extensively on earlier legislation. They different kind much tenth-century usually more limited administrative content character, their nature purpose invite further consideration.
Anglo-Saxon England