Alfred the Great's domboc ('book of laws') is the longest and most ambitious legal text of the Anglo-Saxon period. Alfred places his own laws, dealing with ever

During the early Middle Ages, King Alfred (reigned 871-99) gained fame as the ruler who brought learning back to England after decades of Viking invasion. Altho

The first critical edition of Alfred the Great's domboc ('book of laws') in over a century.

The Formation of English Common Law provides a comprehensive overview of the development of early English law, one of the classic subjects of medieval history.