Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Kings.
An elite standing army of professional, highly trained Viking soldiers who served as the king's permanent bodyguard.
Housecarls appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050), especially Kings and Cnut.
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The Norman Conquest (1065–1087)
Invasion and victory • Battles
