By the year 1200, a system of wergild, or payment of money as compensation, had developed in England as a way for the king to collect additional resources from the citizens.

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Wergild was a system of compensation used in early medieval societies, including England, but it was not primarily a method for the king to collect resources. It was a way to avoid blood feuds by compensating the victim's family for injuries or deaths.

By the Year 1200, a System of Wergild, or Payment