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51Northman, son of Leofwine — Northman/Norman thegn, possibly ealdorman Reign fl. 1013–1017 Born unknown Birthplace London Died Christmas, 1017 …
52Pedesecus — Lit. beside, by the feet . Title of a person of apparently lowly position, sitting at someone s feet, but borne by a *thegn, close to his king. A grant of land made by King Aethelbert in 858 was witnessed amongst others by Eastmund, described as… …
53Sequipedus — Lit. beside, by the feet . Title of a person of apparently lowly position, sitting at someone s feet, but borne by a *thegn, close to his king. A grant of land made by King Aethelbert in 858 was witnessed amongst others by Eastmund, described as… …
54Tainus regis — Lit. king s thegn . Although *DB occasionally applies the term to great pre Conquest landholders subject only to the king, it is primarily used of lesser royal officials, whose expertise was necessary to the incoming Norman administration and who …
55thane — [ tan ] n. m. • 1765; thain ou than 1740; mot angl., a. angl. thegn « soldat, héros », a. teuton thegno, du gr. teknos « enfant » ♦ Hist. En Écosse, Titre que le roi accordait à certains nobles, à certains hommes d armes, et qui, plus tard, fut… …
56Witenagemot — General council of the Anglo Saxon kings, also known as the Witan (Anglo Saxon: wise men), that met to witness royal charters and other enactments of the king. The witenagemot (meeting of wise men) was made up of the leading nobles of the… …
57thane — [[t]θeɪn[/t]] n. 1) why (in Anglo Saxon England) a person ranking between an earl and an ordinary freeman, holding land of the king or a lord in return for services 2) why (in medieval Scotland) a person holding land of the king; a baron •… …
58ТЭНЫ — (thegn, thane) в англо саксонской Англии служилая знать, дружинники короля. Земельные владения Т. получали на условии выполнения рыцарской военной службы; если владение сохранялось в течение трех поколений, Т. получали наследственный статус… …
59ТЭНЫ Англии — ТЭНЫ (thegn thane), служилая знать в Англии раннего средневековья, дружинники короля. В Шотландии до 15 в. применялся термин таны для обозначения представителя наследственной родовой знати …
60Thegnhood — Thegn hood, n. Thanehood. E. A. Freeman. [1913 Webster] …
