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 (redirect from Thegn of Cawdor)
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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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...
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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...
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"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...
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Archbishop/aetheling 15,000 Bishop/ealdorman 8,000 Hold/high-reeve 4,000 Mass-thegn/secular thegn 2,000 Prospering ceorl 2,000 Ceorl 200 Prospering Welshman 120s Non-prospering...
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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...
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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...
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Macbeth (redirect from Thegn of Glamis)
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...
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Anglo-Saxon status Cyning (king) Ealdorman (Earl after c.1000) Hold / High-reeve Thegn (thane) Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Ceorl...
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