Atonement cross or murder cross is the name of a stone floor cross that was built to atone for a murder or manslaughter committed. Atonement crosses are atonement stones in the shape of a cross. Atonement crosses were mostly placed on paths and crossroads. Weapons (crossbow, ax or similar) are scratched into some stone crosses, possibly the murder weapons.

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Before 1500 there was no jurisdiction; the family of the perpetrator and the victim had to come to an agreement.

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