Examines the institution of personal suretyship through the remarkable rich sources extant from medieval Ireland and Wales.

An essential text on Anglo-Saxon law and social organization, Tribal Custom explores the intricate web of customs, traditions, and power structures that informed early English society. With specific focus on the relationship between tribal customs and the emerging Anglo-Saxon legal system, this book is a must-read for scholars of medieval history and law. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This is a major contribution to the study of medieval Wales by a group of outstanding British historians, writing in honour of one of Wales's most distinguished scholars and the biographer of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. The essays reflect exciting trends in the study of both Wales and the Middle Ages, including church building, chronicle writing, the comparative history of the law, valuable reassessments of town life and the implications of the Edwardian conquest of Wales.

A ground-breaking study of the lawbooks which were created in the changing social and political climate of post-conquest Wales.