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Lück, Heiner (Halle-Wittenberg RWG) [German version] Crown (CT) The crown (Latin corona, Greek stémma) is first and foremost a wreath made of various materials (leaves, twigs, fruits, grass, and later metal)and worn on the head, in order to single out its bearer from among the common people. In Antiquity objects such as sacrificial gifts and ships were also provided with a crown. Decisive for and common to the multiform crown is the magic-religious symbolism of the circle, which served in Biblical times as a…

Lück, Heiner (Halle-Wittenberg RWG) [German version] A. Terms (CT) Feudal law ( ius feodale) (FL) describes legal norms relating to the medieval feudal system in general and, more specifically, the feudal relationship between lord and vassal. The German word Lehen ('fief') is derived from Old High German lehan ('loan', 'lend') and describes the transfer of economically useful land (property, law, office, etc.,) against the performance of services. From the late 9th cent., the Middle Latin term feodum/feudum was also used. In Latin texts lehan, lehen, len is routinely called benefici…

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