Events Tagged: "ealdorman"

Ealdorman role formalized - high nobleman governing one or more shires for king, leads shire fyrd, presides at shire-moot with bishop

Edward the Elder codifies shire court system - ealdormen preside with shire reeves, but reeves protect royal fiscal interests

Cnut replaces ealdormen with earls - Danish term 'jarl' becomes 'earl', fewer but more powerful than old ealdormen, govern multiple shires