- In
later Anglo-Saxon England, a
thegn or
thane (Latin minister) was an
aristocrat who
ranked at the
third level in lay society,
below the king and ealdormen...
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Thane of
Cawdor is a
title in the
Scottish nobility. The
current 7th Earl Cawdor, of Clan
Campbell of Cawdor, is the 25th
Thane of Cawdor. In
William Shakespeare's...
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major beneficiary,
along with
Burton Abbey and Ælfhelm.
Morcar was a king's
thegn (Latin minister) in 1009 when King Æthelred the
Unready issued a charter...
- in
Sweden (U 990) from the
eleventh century: Veðr Weðr Weðr ok ok ok
Þegn Þegn Þegn ok ok ok
Gunnarr Gunnarr Gunnarr reistu ræistu
raistu stein stæin stain...
-
described thegns as "the
country gentry of Anglo-Saxon England".
Thegns were
divided into
three ranks: ealdormen, king's
thegns, and
median thegns. The ealdorman...
- "a
common person". Says Chadwick: we find that the
distinction between thegn and
ceorl is from the time of
Aethelstan the
broad line of
demarcation between...
- Archbishop/aetheling 15,000 Bishop/ealdorman 8,000 Hold/high-reeve 4,000 M****-
thegn/secular
thegn 2,000
Prospering ceorl 2,000
Ceorl 200
Prospering Welshman 120s Non-prospering...
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heads when seen from above. uaþr Veðr Veðr + auk ok ok × þakn
Þegn Þegn × auk ok ok ×
kunar Gunnarr Gunnarr +
raistu reistu ræistu...
- The
Tragedy of Macbeth,
often shortened to
Macbeth (/məkˈbɛθ/), is a
tragedy by
William Shakespeare. It is
thought to have been
first performed in 1606...
- Anglo-Saxon
status Cyning (king)
Ealdorman (Earl
after c.1000) Hold / High-reeve
Thegn (thane)
Thingmen /
housecarl (retainer)
Reeve /
Verderer (bailiff) Ceorl...
