- A
housecarl (Old Norse: húskarl; Old English: huscarl) was a non-servile
manservant or
household bodyguard in
medieval Northern Europe. The institution...
- Karl has the same root as
churl and
meant originally a "free man". As "
housecarl", it came back to England. In German, Kerl is used to
describe a somewhat...
- 'retainer'; from
which the
modern word
knight derives) or
huscarl ('
housecarl', 'man of the household').
Thegnly wills can be used to
reconstruct noble...
-
personal armsmen,
known as
housecarls, who
formed the
backbone of the
royal forces. Some
earls also had
their own
forces of
housecarls. Thegns, the
local landowning...
- a mix of the fyrd (militia
mainly composed of foot soldiers) and the
housecarls, or nobleman's
personal troops, who
usually also
fought on foot. The main...
-
Ealdorman (Earl
after c.1000) Hold / High-reeve
Thegn (thane)
Thingmen /
housecarl (retainer)
Reeve /
Verderer (bailiff)
Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein...
-
Ealdorman (Earl
after c.1000) Hold / High-reeve
Thegn (thane)
Thingmen /
housecarl (retainer)
Reeve /
Verderer (bailiff)
Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein...
- army. The king and
magnates retained professional household troops (see
housecarl), and all free men were
obligated to
perform military service in the fyrd...
- battle, "Harold and his
housecarl bodyguard...fought on
until an
arrow struck the king in the eye."
After Harold died, the
housecarl bodyguard made a last...
-
Ealdorman (Earl
after c.1000) Hold / High-reeve
Thegn (thane)
Thingmen /
housecarl (retainer)
Reeve /
Verderer (bailiff)
Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein...
