The Laws of London? IV Æthelred in Context
Rory Naismith
The law-code known as ‘IV Æthelred’ has been identified since the mid-nineteenth century a text concerned with tolls, trading and currency in London, dated to around year 1000. This contribution argues that may have had little if anything do Æthelred II (978–1016). By re-evaluating law-code’s transmission, contents date, it is proposed consists of two distinct segments, probably put together 1100 surviving only Latin translation. One part series tenth-century decrees on crimes, represents most detailed statement this topic survive from Anglo-Saxon England. other relates more specifically laying out tolls incurred by merchants coming city across northern Europe. Frequent use French terminology marks portion out, suggests date aftermath Norman Conquest.
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