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Brehon Laws

of space I am limited to and for better understanding, I will simply refer to the early settlers of England and Ireland as Celts. Unfortunately not a great deal is known about the Celts and their history. We do know, however, that they were a warrior society and their wealth was measured in land and livestock. The Romans, better known as Julius Caesar, saw the southern Celts as a threat. He invaded twice but neither really represented a conquer. Britain was virtually left alone by the Romans from 54BC through 43CE because the Romans had far more to deal with than the Celts. There were major uprisings and Civil Wars to deal with that took up most of the Romans time and left little time to invade the Celts. The Romans eventually did take England though but they never made it to Ireland. Changing rulers, or conquerors, makes it difficult to lay down some existing rule. The victors had their own set of rules and the English were left always trying to figure out what their rules were since they were taking some of the traditions from many different conquerors. It was not until the High Middle Ages that any real solid laws or traditions were set. Feudalism was the beginning of a way of life for the English.Feudalism grew out of conditions that went with the collapse of the Roman Empire. There was an urban decline and reduction of trade to luxuries. Small farmers could not sustain themselves with their own production. The system of feudalism brought about a revival of the urban life. It is through this new system that many traditions and hence, laws were made. The aristocracy became very important as did the social status of a person. Class consciousness became most apparent during this age and the idealization of women came into play. Before feudalism there was much chaos and problems were solved in a barbaric manner. Although punishment or acquittal was not exactly pleasant during the feudal days, it was a step up. It wa...

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