Anglo-Saxon Society
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- Created on: 08-12-17 12:17
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- Anglo-Saxon Society
- Slaves
- 10% of the population were slaves
- They could be bought and sold
- It was a normal part of Anglo-Saxon life
- If you were a Peasant and particularily poor, you could sell yourself into slavery to fund for your family
- If a slave committed a crime, they were treated less seriously
- As a violent punishment may damage them, and they were seen as property
- They could be bought and sold
- 10% of the population were slaves
- Peasant Farmers
- The majority of people in Anglo-Saxon England were Peasant Farmers
- They did work for a local lord in return for the land on which they worked
- The lord controlled the land, but let them keep some of their work to support their families - as long as the lord received some to profit him
- If a peasant failed to farm the right amount for the lord, he could lose the right to farm and use the land
- The lord controlled the land, but let them keep some of their work to support their families - as long as the lord received some to profit him
- They did work for a local lord in return for the land on which they worked
- There were also a group of peasant farmers called Ceorls
- Ceorls were not tied to the land, or a local lord so they could go and work for someone else if they wanted
- The majority of people in Anglo-Saxon England were Peasant Farmers
- Thegns
- Thegns were the local lords
- There were about 5,000 in 1060
- Thegns were the aristocrats of the Anglo-Saxon era
- They lived in a manor house with a seperate church - away from the Peasants, and a tower
- They held more land than the Peasant farmers
- Thegns were the local lords
- Earls
- Earls were the most important men in the country - after the King
- Sometimes, the Earls could even challenge the King's authority in order to try and get more power
- The relationship between the King and his Earls was based on loyalty
- The title of 'Earl' was hereditary
- They competed with each other to see who could be most loyal - and therefore, get the most rewards from the King
- Earls were the most important men in the country - after the King
- King (Powers)
- The King created all the countries laws
- The king controlled the production of silver pennies that were used as money
- The King owned large estates of land, so he could give land away to his closest followers (Earls) or take it away if they were disloyal
- The King could raise an army or national fleet
- The King decided what amount of tax should be paid and by who
- All tax was paid to him
- Duties of the People
- To obey the law as it was passed down through local representatives of the king
- To use the king's coins - forgery was illegal
- Land carried two obligations to the King
- 1) Military service
- 2) To pay tax
- Landholders had to pay their taxes otherwise they were fined or had to lose their land
- Land holders had to provide and equip fighters for the army and fleet
- Slaves
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