This entire case is essentially a matter of what is morally right and what is morally wrong as well as the importance of ensuring that every single wrong that is committed against another is in fact made right in the end be that not what justice defends Conspicuously Fulk is a conniving and manipulative crook He has deliberately and forcefully violated Frieda in almost every way possible and he should be required to take responsibility for his actions The nature of his crimes is truly barbaric and should not be deemed appropriate by any standard Like any woman trapped in an unhealthy or even dangerous relationship Frieda was clearly the victim Although the two had undisputedly fallen in love by their own will Frieda soon became victimized and manipulated by Fulk s cruel and dominating nature Therefore she had no choice to become somewhat submissive as it could potentially be dangerous for her and her wellbeing Furthermore it is also imperative to discuss the night on which Fulk maliciously trespassed on Frank s property and carried off his daughter without his consent Besides the fact that it is illegal to have Carried off a girl from behind lock and key even if Fulk hadn t taken anything away from Frank s property under the pretenses of the law he will for the housebreaking alone be sentenced to 1200 D Unsurprisingly on that very same night Fulk blatantly murdered one of Frank s herd dogs which holds a penalty under Salic Law of 120 D in addition to a payment that would subsidize the value of the herd dog for the time its use was lost Encompassing every crime which was previously explained Fulk could actually obtain a more severe sentence for all of his crimes on that night as a whole because Salic Law also states that if a man Attacks another man s place and there breaks down doors kills dogs or woulds men or carries off anything thence in a cart shall be liable to pay 8 000 D a much heftier fine than each crime yields individually As if Frieda and her family hadn t already been through enough Frieda later suffered under the influence of Fulk s wicked spell when she became bewitched and raped by his own hand and Salic Law clearly states that If any person had bewitched another the author of the crime will be sentenced to 2 500 D One would assume that all of these crimes would already be enough to condemn Fulk to a substantial sentence nevertheless the unrelenting criminal Fulk precedes to disrespectfully refuse to appear before the local court which is of course an absolute violation of Salic Law which clearly states that If anyone be summoned before the judges by the king s law and does not come he will be sentenced to 600 D Ultimately Fulk is guilty of not one but several offenses of Salic Law to which he should bear consequence in order to maintain the continuity of justice in the court of law The opposing side may argue that Frank openly calling Fulk a spy without having any actual proof supporting his accusation would be a violation of Salic Law and would require a man to be sentenced to 600 D However Frank s offense can easily be justified on the basis that his accusation was merely a rebuttal to Fulk s snide comments which had referred to Frieda as a harlot Consequentially if a man Has called a woman a harlot and had not been able to prove it he will be sentenced to 1800 D an offense bearing three times the penalty that accompanies wrongly accusing another man of being a spy Another argument that may be introduced by the opposing side could be that since Frank referred to Fulk as a fox he should under the requirements of Salic Law be sentenced to 3 S On the other hand Frank was just focused on protecting the wellbeing of his daughter and all in all his original speculations predicting that Fulk would be unfit for his daughter proved to be true in the end because Fulk clearly was a man with few or possibly no morals What father would want a man of that caliber to take his daughter s hand in marriage It s understandable why Frank would lash out in such a way once he discovered that Fulk wanted to steal away his daughter Perhaps the opposing side would also suggest that Frank s intentions clearly revealed that he wanted nothing more than to see Fulk dead This argument may appear somewhat valid since Salic Law does penalize anyone who has Wised to kill another person even if the blow has missed However it would be very difficult to prove that Frank had intentions of murder because it can be argued that he never directly threatened Fulk s life Although Frank was clearly upset with Fulk and wanted to cause him harm it cannot be proven that he in fact wanted to go as far as to kill Fulk Furthermore even if the opposing side wished to stand firm on that accusation their claims would yield them no benefit because Frank was in fact the one who lost his life in the duel and moreover would not be able to serve out his sentence Conclusively all other accusations that may be proposed by the conflicting side could all easily be repealed under the pretenses of rational conduct and after careful consideration of the entire situation as a whole Although it is undoubtedly challenging to put a price on the damages that have been suffered by Frieda s entire family in the end an agreement must be made Therefore it would overwhelmingly reasonable to suggest that Fulk be required to pay a sentence of 5420 D which would merely include the charges of refusing to appear before the court bewitching Frieda housebreaking and killing Frank s herd dog plus an additional 1000 D to compensate for the severe emotional damages suffered by Frieda s entire family This plea offer is unbelievably reasonable considering the fact that it does not require payment for the possible murder of Frieda s father or the total lenity for Fulk s crimes committed on the night of his intrusion into Frank s home Moreover this plea bargain can be justified further on the basis that because Frieda s family is Roman and in service of the king there would be a more serious penalty for a rape which would entail a much more substantial plea bargain This plea bargain also takes into account the possible although admittedly trivial trespasses that Frank may have committed towards Fulk After all that Frieda and her family have been put through this plea bargain is very much incapable of accounting for all that has ultimately been sacrificed as consequence for these awful crimes Frieda and her family should not have to bear the