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Held Until Called For
A thousand years ago, the early English law, and the Germanic law behind it, had a word for settling a death. Wergild. Wer, meaning man. Geld, meaning payment. The man-price: a sum owed by the killer, or by the killer's...
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Held Until Called For is an episode from David Boles: Human Meme by David Boles. A thousand years ago, the early English law, and the Germanic law behind it, had a word for settling a death. Wergild. Wer, meaning man. Geld, meaning payment....
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Published Jul 6, 2026, 09:15 long, audio available.
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