Disputes, their conduct and their settlement in the village communities of eastern Brittany in the ninth century
Wendy Davies
There were formal and informal means for the settlement of disputes within village communities ninth-century eastern Brittany, although both depended essentially on local knowledge history confidence in good faith those with knowledge. This chapter discusses Brittany way that they handled their problems public. The political status throughout this period change western central Europe was a fluctuating matter sometimes decidedly anomalous. fundamental question relationship between government localities is clearly complicated case by comparatively recent introduction probably imperfect application Carolingian institutions to also area itself.
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