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Thing (assembly)

A thing, also known as a folkmoot,[citation needed] assembly, tribal council, and by other names, was a governing assembly in early Germanic societies, made up of the free people of the community, and presided over by a lawspeaker. Things took place regularly, usually at prominent places accessible by travel. They provided legislative functions, as well…

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Etymology

IcelandicMiddle EnglishModern EnglishOld SaxonOld Dutch
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Use in Germanic society

HundredGulatingAlthingNorse clansBurial mounds
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National legislatures, current institutions and legal terms

LegislaturesDanishFolketingStortingÅland
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Early attestations

TacitusHadrian's WallHousesteads Roman FortNorthumberlandFrisian
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Thing (assembly)

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Avg. degree1.99
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