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DBoon

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2. Our legal system owes more to the pagan Anglo-Saxons than to the Hebrew Bible

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 04:39 PM

Jan 20

Anglo-Saxon law (Old English: ǣ, later lagu 'law'; dōm 'decree', 'judgment') was the legal system of Anglo-Saxon England from the 6th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. It was a form of Germanic law based on unwritten custom known as folk-right and on written laws enacted by kings with the advice of their witan or council. By the later Anglo-Saxon period, a system of courts had developed to administer the law, while enforcement was the responsibility of ealdormen and royal officials such as sheriffs, in addition to self-policing (friborh) by local communities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_law

Instead of the 10 commandments, Texas should post copies of Beowulf, in the original Anglo-Saxon of course.

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