ripuarian law การใช้

• Judges were supposed to have a copy of both the Salic law code and the Ripuarian law code.
• Already in the Ripuarian Law the divergences from the old Germanic law are greater than in the Salic Law.
• The terce was earliest known as " tertia collaborationis " and first appears in the Ripuarian law code, making it also a localized Germanic custom.
• The archaeological record indicates that the throwing axe was no longer in use by the seventh century, and it does not appear in the Frankish " Ripuarian Law ".
• In the Ripuarian Law a certain importance attaches to written deeds; the clergy are protected by a higher wergild : 600 " solidi " for a priest, and 900 for a bishop; on the other hand, more space is given to the " cojuratores " ( sworn witnesses ); and the appearance of the judicial duel is noted, which is not mentioned in the Salic Law.