Army Equipment
In medieval German law , heergewäte , also Hergewäte , Heergewette or army equipment is understood to mean the equipment of a warrior, which is inherited in a special succession to the next male relative.
definition
The expression has been traceable since the 12th century, especially in northern Germany, but Carolingian national law already recognizes special treatment of the objects in question in the event of inheritance. In the cities the army is waning early, in the country since the 17th century.
This law, which dates back to the Middle Ages, originally ensured that the property was able to defend itself when people were called to arms. As a rule, the eldest son was entitled to the sword and other equipment such as the best stallion (or gelding), armor and male clothing from the outset. It was forbidden to take this inheritance out of the country. Clergymen were excluded from this inheritance, they were entitled to the female family heirloom referred to as straight .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wilfried Bungenstock, Diss. Jur. Army Equipment and Straight. On the history of peasant inheritance law in northwest Germany. Göttingen, Faculty of Law., Rigorosum February 25, 1966.
literature
- Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand , Heiko Steuer : Army Equipment. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 14, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1999, ISBN 3-11-016423-X , pp. 114–115. ( online )
- Wilfried Bungenstock, Straight , HRG Volume I, 1971, 1527 ff.
- Wilfried Bungenstock, Diss. Jur. Army Equipment and Straight. On the history of peasant inheritance law in northwest Germany. , Göttingen, Faculty of Law., Rigorosum February 25, 1966.
- H.Dv. 476/1 - General army equipment, vehicles, from May 22, 1936, ISBN 978-3743139824
