Bookland (Old English: bōcland) was a type of land tenure under Anglo-Saxon law and referred to land that was vested by a charter. Land held without a...
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into EAN-13 barcode (with checksum changes). Bookland (law), a category of land in Anglo-Saxon law "Bookland", a chain of small-format book stores owned...
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modern province of Uppland A type of land tenure under Anglo-Saxon law: see bookland (law) Falkland (disambiguation) Falklands This disambiguation page lists...
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and chiefly by the church. Thus a privileged land-tenure was created—bookland; the rules as to the succession of kinsmen were set at nought by concession...
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Edward the Elder (section Law and administration)
issue laws about bookland. There was increasing confusion in the period as to what was really bookland; Edward urged prompt settlement in bookland and folkland...
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ISBNs have contained thirteen digits, a format that is compatible with "Bookland" European Article Numbers, which have 13 digits. The United States, with...
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Witan (category Anglo-Saxon law)
royal wills occurred at witan meetings. Kings issued charters granting bookland at witan meetings. The witness lists attached to these charters proved...
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Æthelwulf's bookland, his personal property which he could leave in his will (as opposed to the folkland which passed according to customary law and property...
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obligated to perform military service in the fyrd. In addition, holders of bookland were obligated to provide a certain number of men based on the number of...
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Charters or "landbooks" were written in Latin and recorded royal grants of bookland to the church or individuals. A writ was a brief letter from the king with...
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