Martian Laws
Preserved but no longer current.
Laws traditionally said to have been compiled by Martia, wife of Guithelm, great-grandson of Mulmutius, who established in England the Mulmutine Laws (<?.v.). Alfred translated both these codes into Saxon-English. Guynteline . . . -whose queen, ...
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Martian Laws” mean?
Laws traditionally said to have been compiled by Martia, wife of Guithelm, great-grandson of Mulmutius, who established in England the Mulmutine Laws (<?.v.). Alfred translated both these codes into Saxon-English. Guynteline . . . -whose queen, ...
Is “Martian Laws” formal or informal?
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