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Thegn

In later Anglo-Saxon England, a thegn, or thane (Latin: minister), was an aristocrat who ranked at the third level in lay society, below the king and ealdormen. He had to be a substantial landowner. Thanage refers to the tenure by which lands were held by a thane as well as the rank; an approximately equivalent modern title may be that of baron.

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Etymology

Origins

Ranks and functions

Social mobility

Households

Post-conquest England

Runestones

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Thegn

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples60
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
Components1

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Thegn

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related to Runestones · 14
Thegn → Approximately, Denmark, DR, During, Examples, Glavendrup, Gunderup, Norra Härene, Nälberga, Rydsgård, Sweden, Sö, Velanda, Vg
related to Households · 12
Thegn → Another, Earl Leofric's, High, Just, Leofgifu, The, Thegnly, These, Thurstan Lustwine's, Vagn, Vagn's Wootton, Wootton Wawen
related to Post-conquest England · 9
Thegn → After, Anglo-Saxon, Conqueror, England, In, Norman, Normans, Those, William
related to Social mobility · 9
Thegn → And, Archbishop Wulfstan, Children, Geþyncðo, In, Northern People, Norðleoda, The, York
related to Ranks and functions · 8
Thegn → Anglo-Saxon England, David Carpenter, For, King's, Sheriffs, The, Thegns, There
related to Etymology · 7
Thegn → An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Apparently, Chadwick, Dutch, German, It, King

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thegns thane king rank england also earl word english anglo-saxon social household old land gesith class runestones thegnhood century would

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Vagn would have formed the inner circle of the lord's householdinstance ofHigh ranking men0.80text
Thegnrelated to EtymologyKing0.60section
Thegnrelated to EtymologyApparently0.60section
Thegnrelated to EtymologyGerman0.60section
Thegnrelated to EtymologyDutch0.60section
Thegnrelated to EtymologyChadwick0.60section
Thegnrelated to EtymologyIt0.60section
Thegnrelated to EtymologyAn Anglo-Saxon Dictionary0.60section
Thegnrelated to HouseholdsThegnly0.60section
Thegnrelated to HouseholdsThurstan Lustwine's0.60section
Thegnrelated to HouseholdsThe0.60section
Thegnrelated to HouseholdsLeofgifu0.60section

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