anglo saxon society . tegan burnby
- Created by: Alishaburnby
- Created on: 12-04-18 16:13
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- society
- shire reeves
- the shire reever,or sheriffs,were the kings local government officials and they worked within to carry out his instructions.
- their duties included:
- collecting revenues from the king
- revenues: money coming in before bills are taken off.
- collecting the geld tax
- geld tax:a tax on land originally to pay off the vikings (danegeld) , it went to the king.
- collecting fine from the shire.
- collecting revenues from the king
- Anglo-Saxon society.
- 5 main groups
- king
- earls
- thegns
- peasants
- ceorls
- slaves
- peasants
- thegns
- 5 main groups
- earls
- hides
- hides were how people measured land. 1 hind was around 120 acres. a peasant would usually own around 1 hind.
- danelaw
- the part of England where danish (vikings) power had been strongest and which has kept some of its danish laws instead or Anglo-Saxon ones
- shire reeves
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