Norðleoda laga is a set of laws apparently pertaining to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. Mention of a Northumbrian king suggests that the text originates before the mid-tenth century, when Northumbria ceased to be an independent kingdom. The text comprises a list of the wergelds payable on the killing of people of different social statuses,[1] with the following values:[2]
| Rank | Thrymsa | |
|---|---|---|
| King | 30,000 | |
| Archbishop/aetheling | 15,000 | |
| Bishop/ealdorman | 8,000 | |
| Hold/high-reeve | 4,000 | |
| Mass-thegn/secular thegn | 2,000 | |
| Prospering ceorl | 2,000 | |
| Ceorl | 200 | |
| Prospering Welshman | 120s. | |
| Non-prospering Welshman | 80s. | |
| Landless Welshman | 70s. |