Matt Lewis

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1,437 appearances 30 recordings 3 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 2d ago

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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · The Bloodiest Anglo Saxon Royal Murders · 24 Sep 2026 podcast

It doesn't affect everybody on an everyday level. matched

And part of the reason that we can be fairly certain that that's true is because there are very strict rules. matched

law codes around at this time that regulate the behaviour of people. matched

This isn't some kind of chaotic, lawless, anarchic society. matched

There is very clear structures and the Anglo-Saxon legal codes, I find them absolutely fascinating. matched

They tend to rely on a sense of collective responsibility, that the community is responsible for the behaviour of its members and the community is responsible for punishing breaches of the rules. matched

And if they don't, the community can be punished as a whole for that too. matched

into... So in Anglo-Saxon England, your parcel of land is called a hide. matched

And that's not a fixed measure of land. matched

It's however much land it takes to feed a family. matched

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Like me. matched

In areas of good land, it's smaller. matched

In areas of not such good farmland, you might have a larger parcel. matched

These hides are gathered together into hundreds. matched

So 100 members, 100 hides make 100. matched

You can still see lots of 100 houses around places today. matched

Well, that's where the community used to meet to govern itself. matched

And ultimately, the Shire Reeve, which is the forerunner of the Sheriff, is responsible for royal authority in the Shires. matched

So if, for example, you and I, Maddy, were to get together and matched

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