Question

What was the difference between wergild and the ordeal

Answer 1

the diferences are wergild the fine pail by the wrong doer will be given to the vitems family while in ordeal physical challenge that if it healed then the person in innocent b/c god is on his side, and doesn't heal then he is guilty

Answer 2

Wergild is the compensation or settlement amount paid by a person committing a crime, to the victim or in case of his death, it was given to his family. When implemented it was ordinary and later regulated as a law.

The Ordeal was the bodily trail to determine whether a person is innocent or guilty. Ordeal by physical test, is most common through water and Fire.