The Normans - Life Under The Normans Flashcards
In the Anglo-Saxon feudal system how many major Earldoms were there around 1000?
4
How many major Earldoms were there by 1066 in the Anglo-Saxon feudal system?
6
In the Anglo-Saxon feudal system what was the responsibility of the the Earls?
The earls controlled the land that the king owned and promised to support the king. They then shared out the land among their supporters (the thegns).
What was the responsibility of the king in the Anglo-Saxon feudal system?
Owned most of the land but some was owned by the church.
In the Anglo-Saxon feudal system how many thegns looked after the land for the earls?
4000
How many shillings did thegns in the Anglo-Saxon feudal System pay to earls in return for looking after the land? (The thegns sort of rented land from the earls - but the earls actually owned the land)
100 shillings
How did the thegns help the earls in the Anglo-Saxon feudal system?
By running the local courts and providing military service for two months of each year.
How many months of the year did thegns provide military service to the earls in the Anglo-Saxon feudal system?
Two
Who did the thegns grant land to in the Anglo-Saxon feudal system?
Ceorls
Who were ceorls?
Peasants who were freemen in the Anglo Saxon feudal system
