Key words
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Anglo Saxon society
Anglo Saxon-a Germanic name inhabitant of England between 5th century and Norman Conquest.
Anointed-smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony.
Aristocracy-the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.
Blood Feuds-a lengthy conflict between families involving a cycle of retaliatory killings or injury.
Danelaw- The sections of England under the jurisdiction of this law.
Earls-a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess.
Fyrd-Old English, of Germanic origin; related to German Fahrt, also to fare.
Hides-put or keep out of sight;conceal out of sight of others.
Housecards-a subdivision of a county or shire, having its own court.
Oath-a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior.
Tithings-a grouping of men, originally 10 in number, for legal and security purposes in the Anglo-Saxon and Norman system of frankpledge.
Witan-representing the Old English plural of wita ‘wise man.’
The last years of Edward the Confessor and the suc
Hostages-a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition:
King Cnut-A.D. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
Succesion-the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.:
Tostig-Brother of king harold.
The rival claimants for the throne
Battle of Fulford-A battle near York in 1066.
Battle of Stamford Bridge-A battle in a village called Stamford Bridge in 1066.
Beacon Signals- a fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration:
Edgar the Atheling-Grandson of Edmund II.
Harald Harada-King of Norway until 1066.
Shield Wall-a representation of a city wall in the form of a crown, borne above the shield in the arms of distinguished soldiers and of some civic authorities.
The Norman invasion
Bayeux Tapestry-is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long and 50 centimetres (20 in) tall, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William,Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. It is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans, though is done in an Anglo-Saxon art style, and treats the soldiers of the defeated side with respect.
Bishop Odo-Earl of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux, was the half-brother of William the Conqueror, and was, for a time, second in power after the King of England.
Establishing control
Motte and Bailey-denoting a castle consisting of a fort on a motte surrounded by a bailey.
Earl Morcar-Morcar was the younger son of Ælfgifu, daughter of Morcar and Ælfgar, earl of Mercia, one of the most powerful earldoms of Anglo- Saxon England, and grandson of Leofric and Godiva, who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants.
Marchlands-a Borderland.
The causes and outcomes of Anglo Saxon resistance,
Castellan-the governor of a castle.
Guerrilla War-the use of surprise raids, sabotage, etc., by small, mobile groups of irregular forces operating in enemy territory.
Hereward the Wake-the Wake apparently in the sense ‘the watchful one’
The legacy of resistance to 1087
Genocide-the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
Harrying of the North-was a series of campaigns waged by William the Conqueror in the winter of 1069–70 to subjugate northern England.
Forfeit-lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing or neglect.
Tenants in Chief-In medievel and early modern Europe the term tenant-in-chief (or vassal-in-chief), denoted a person who held his lands under various forms of feudal land tenure directly from the king or territorial prince to whom he did homage, as opposed to holding them from another nobleman or senior member of the clergy. The tenure was one which denoted great honour, but also carried heavy responsibilities as the tenants-in-chief were originally responsible for providing knights and soldiers for the king's feudal army.
Tenure-the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.
Vassal-a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.
Revolt of the Earls
Excommunication-the action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church:
Reconcillation-the restoration of friendly relations
Magnate-a wealthy and influential person, especially in business.
Roger de Breteuil-succeeded in 1071 to the earldom of Hereford and the English estate of his father, William Fitz-Osbern.
Ralph de Gael-was the Earl of East Anglia and Lord of Gaël and Montfort.
Waltheof,Earl of Northumbria-was the last of the Anglo-Saxon earls and the only English aristocrat to be executed during the reign of William I.
The feudal system and the Church
Barony-the rank and estates of a baron.
Feudal-resembling, or denoting the system of feudalism.
Fief-an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service.
Homage-special honor or respect shown publicly.
Hierachy-a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Knight Service- land tenure by service to the lord as a knight.
Regent-a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.
Norman government
Demesne-land attached to a manor and retained for the owner's own use.
Domesday Book- a record of a survey of English lands and landholdings made by order of William the Conqueror about 1086.
Forest Laws-a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
Sheriff-an elected officer in a county who is responsible for keeping the peace.
William I and his sons
Logistics-late 19th century (in the sense ‘movement and supplying of troops and equipment’): from French logistique, from loger ‘lodge.’
Robert Curthose-was the Duke of Normandy from 1087 until 1106.
William Rufus- the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100).
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