- A
housecarl (Old Norse:
húskarl; Old English: huscarl) was a non-servile
manservant or
household bodyguard in
medieval Northern Europe. The institution...
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recorded during the
tenth century. n En En tan Danr Dan auk ok ok
huskarl Húskarl Huskarl ' auk ok ok sua(i)n
Sveinn Svæinn ' l(i)tu létu letu rita...
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referred to as Comitatus.
Mannerbund Anglo-Saxon
military organization Huskarl Druzhina Hird
Comitatus Al-Haras
Gabiniani Somatophylakes Maryannu Varangian...
- for
karls were
bonde or
simply free men.
Similar classes were
churls and
huskarls.
Aristocracy (jarlar). They were
wealthy and
owned large estates with huge...
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brother Robert Curthose, both in the
summer of 1101 and in
autumn 1102.
Huskarl Druzhina Hird
Comitatus Varangian Guard German Guard Thingmen Lund, Niels...
- Anglo-Saxon
military organization Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary)
Gesith Huskarl Druzhina Varangian Guard German Guard Leidang Fyrd
Thingmen Secret society...
- The
surname Huscaille,
first attested in 1263,
probably derives from
húskarl, but is late
evidence for the
existence of a hirð in the 10th century....
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inscriptions suggest a
strong similarity between heimþegar and the Old
Norse term
húskarl (literally, "house man"), or housecarl. Like housecarls, heimþegar are...
- in
memory of a
warrior who
served Cnut.
England portal History portal Huskarl Druzhina Hird
Comitatus Varangian Guard German Guard Leidang Pritsak 1981:410...
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inscriptions suggest a
strong similarity between heimþegar and the Old
Norse term
húskarl (literally, "house man"), or housecarl. Like housecarls, heimþegar are...
