Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in William I in Power.
A lower-ranking Anglo-Saxon noble who held land; Hereward's status as a thegn helped him rally local support.
Thegn appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, especially William I in Power and Anglo-Saxon Resistance.
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