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Salic Law
Germanic law
Also known as: Lex Salica
Salic Law
Salic Law, the code of the Salian Franks who conquered Gaul in the 5th century and the most important, although not the oldest, of all Teutonic laws (leges barbarorum). The code was issued late (c. 507–511) in the reign of Clovis, the founder of Merovingian power in western Europe. It was twice reissued under the descendants of Clovis, and under the Carolingians (Charlemagne and his successors) it was repeatedly altered and systematized and was translated into Old High German. The Salic Law is primarily a penal and procedural code, containing a long list of fines (compositio) for various offenses and ...(100 of 267 words)