3. Lex Salica
◦ Purpose of creation: recording
the rights of Salic francs
◦ Storage location: National
Library of France
◦ Date of creation: around AD
500
4. The main points of Lex Salica:
◦Frank society
◦Marriage and family
◦Property right
◦Obligations
◦Inheritance
◦Criminal law
5. History of the law
◦ The original edition of the code was
commissioned by the first king of all the
Franсs, Clovis I and published sometime
between 507 and 511.
◦ The name of the code comes from the
circumstance that Clovis was
a Merovingian king ruling only the Salian
Franсs before his unification of Francia.
◦ In the picture: King Clovis dictates
the Salic Law surrounded by his military
chiefs.
7. Compilation and features of
the application of the Salic
law
The kings Clovis I, Childebert I and
Chlothar I corrected the Salic Law.
Childebert I
Chlothar I
Oh, man… why I should
do this again?
U r not
alone, bro
8. Compilation and features of
the application of the Salic
law
◦ The Law is not a complete statement of the legal
system of Salian Franсs.
◦ Based on a personal principle of application.
◦ The Codex Theodosianus was a set of Roman
law was used to solve common problems.
9. ◦ The economy of Francs' kingdom was a feudal
one
◦ The manor was an economic unit
The Economy of Francs’ Kingdom
16. The main parts of the Kingdom of Franks’ economy
AGRICULTURE HANDICRAF
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COMMERCE
17. ARGICULTURE
◦ The main branch of the economy was agriculture.
◦ Agriculture was very developed during this time
Manor lands were farmed using the three-field system of
agriculture.
The people of the Franks Kingdom harnessed the power
of water and wind to do jobs once done by human or
animal power.
Iron was used to make labor tools for use on farms.
18. ◦ Along with farming, the Franks were
engaged in cattle breeding
(especially pig and sheep breeding).
◦ Fish could be collected from the
river, which was also used for
washing and cooking.
19. At the same time, in each estate, home handicrafts were produced, from blacksmiths and
weaving, to handicrafts and jewelry.
20. Due to the self-sufficient economy, trade is underdeveloped but still there was the
exchange of goods in the Mannor system.
Editor's Notes
During this period the kingdom was divided into many manors under the control of the king through the lord
During this period the kingdom was divided into many manors under the control of the king through the lord
The Lords were usually also military leaders.
You can imagine that this is a miniature country. Everything here is for life. Serf, peasant produce food to eat and give to the lord. Everything they need is available
Bulls and horses were used as draft power.
The three-field system was a method of crop rotation designed to maximize the amount of food the manor produced.
Peasants planted one field in the fall with grains (rye and wheat) that they harvested in summer.
They planted the second field in spring with grains (oats and barley) and vegetables (peas and beans) that they harvested in fall.
They allowed the third field to lie fallow. This way, only one-third, rather than one—half, of the land lay fallow at any time. This practice of rotating crops kept the soil fertile, while allowing people to grow more crops.