Wergild
Definition: Fines paid by families to other families where a man from that family killed the man from the other family. The fine will help paying of the debt the family left.
Example: “Edgetho had begun a bitter feud killing Hathlaf, a Wilfong warrior: your father’s country men were afraid of war,” (Beowulf 193-195).
Example: “Edgetho had begun a bitter feud killing Hathlaf, a Wilfong warrior: your father’s country men were afraid of war,” (Beowulf 193-195).