Thegns

Definition

Anglo-Saxon landholding nobles below earls in rank; they exercised local influence and provided military service.

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Paper 2

Thegns and their followers supplied an important part of this force, and shires had obligations to provide men. Military service depended on people whose normal work included managing estates and farming, so the king could not keep everyone away from their land indefinitely.
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GCSE History · key term

Anglo-Saxon landholding nobles below earls in rank; they exercised local influence and provided military service.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

Thegns and their followers supplied an important part of this force, and shires had obligations to provide men. Military service depended on people whose normal work included managing estates and farming, so the king could not keep everyone away from their land indefinitely.
Revise: Government, Economy and Society

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