let's leave aside the rarity of resurrection - other folks have spoken on that.
The major precedent in Heortling law for this Orlanth and Yelm. Orlanth kills Yelm, but realizes that this has led to the Great Darkness, and takes responsibility for his crimes. Then he goes on the Lightbringer's Quest and resurrects Yelm. That act restores order and peace. But in addition Orlanth offers Yelm self-judgement, in other words asks Yelm what his punichment should be for his crimes. So in this case the law might suggest that to make full settlement for the killing, the killer has to offer the (now resurrected) victim self-judgement. Of course society will judge the victim by what he demands. It would be generous and virtuous to count the debt paid. It might be reasonable to demand compensation for the period of death or perhaps honor-price for the insult (I treat honor price as a third of wergild). It would be unreasonable to demand full weregild, and the killer would be able to refuse without losing face (though the feud might still persist.)
"Give the kids tools, so they can go build their own houses; not the
blueprint of what the houses should be."
Tori Amos
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