"If any person strike another on the head so that the brain appears . . . he shall be sentenced to 1200 denars." What Germanic practice is described in this quote?

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The quote describes the practice of wergeld, which was a monetary compensation paid by an offender to the family or kin of the victim as a legal means of settlement in Germanic societies. The amount of wergeld varied depending on the severity of the offense and the status of the victim.

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